Predation on fish by cormorants and pelicans in a cold-water river: A field and modeling study

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1480-1493

  Derby, Clayton E ^a   Lovvorn, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN; DIET; DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT; PREDATION;

NORTH PLATTE RIVER; USA; WYOMING;

AMADINA FASCIATA; AVES; CATASTOMUS; CATOSTOMIDAE; CYPRINIFORMES; MYKISS; ONCORHYCHUS CLARKI; ONCORHYCHUS MYKISS; PELECANIDAE; PELECANUS ERYTHRORHYNCHOS; PHALACROCORACIDAE; PHALACROCORAX AURITUS; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; RHINICHTHYS CATARACTAE; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0030812737     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f97-055     Document Type: Article

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