Relationship between vegetation coverage and abundance, size, and diet of juvenile largemouth bass during winter

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 601-610

  Miranda, L E ^a   Pugh, L L ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY LENGTH; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; LARGEMOUTH BASS; VEGETATED COVER;

INVERTEBRATA; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES;

EID: 0030680310     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(1997)017<0601:RBVCAA>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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