Is predation by sunfish (lepomis spp.) an important source of mortality for the eurasian watermilfoil biocontrol agent euhrychiopsis lecontei?

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 225-234

  Sutter, Thomas J ^a   Newman, Raymond M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUHRYCHIOPSIS LECONTEI; LEPOMIS;

EID: 0030980322     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.1997.9663530     Document Type: Article

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