Patterns of foraging and distribution of bluegill sunfish in a Mississippi River backwater: Influence of macrophytes and predation

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 8-15

  Dewey, M R ^a   Richardson, W B ^a   Zigler, S J ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution; Foraging; Predation

Indexed keywords

LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES;

BLUEGILL; FORAGING; HABITAT USE; LARGEMOUTH BASS; PREDATION RISK;

USA, WISCONSIN, LAKE ONALASKA;

EID: 0031406849     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.1997.tb00137.x     Document Type: Article

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