Size- and species-dependent variability in consumption and growth rates off larvae and juveniles of three freshwater fishes

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 405-414

  Letcher, Benjamin H ^a,c   Rice, James A ^a   Crowder, Larry B ^a,d   Binkowski, Fred P ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALEWIFE; BLOATER; GROWTH RATE; YELLOW PERCH;

EID: 0030618253     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f96-273     Document Type: Article

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