How light, a predator, and experience influence bluegill use of shade and schooling

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 79-87

  McCartt, Andrew L ^a   Lynch Jr , William E ^b   Johnson, David L ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ohio's Center of Science and Industry   (United States)

Author keywords

behavior; fish; largemouth bass; Lepomis macrochirus; predator prey interaction; schooling; shade

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR BEHAVIOUR; BLUEGILL; LIGHT INTENSITY; SCHOOLING; SHADE;

LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS;

EID: 0030618215     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007353314602     Document Type: Article

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