Food and prey selection of recently released American shad (alosa sapidissima) larvae

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 355-358

  Johnson, James H ^a   Dropkin, David S ^b  

^a Tunison Lab of Aquatic Science   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN SHAD; DIET; FISH LARVA; PREY SELECTION;

USA, PENNSYLVANIA, JUNIATA RIVER;

ALOSA SAPIDISSIMA; CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 0030987573     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.1997.9663545     Document Type: Article

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