Microhabitat preferences of longear sunfish: Low light intensity versus submerged cover

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 495-499

  Goddard, Kaye ^a   Mathis, Alicia ^a  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Centrarchidae; Cue conflict; Habitat selection; Lepomis megalotis; Predator avoidance

Indexed keywords

HABITAT PREFERENCE; LIGHT INTENSITY; LONGEAR SUNFISH; MICROHABITAT; SUBMERGED COVER;

LEPOMIS MEGALOTIS;

EID: 0030754194     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007310716617     Document Type: Article

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