Prey selection by juvenile walleye as influenced by prey morphology and behavior

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2618-2626

  Einfalt, Lisa M ^a   Wahl, David H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORAGING; PREY BEHAVIOUR; PREY SELECTION; PREY SIZE;

DOROSOMA CEPEDIANUM; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS; NOTEMIGONUS CRYSOLEUCAS; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 0031412123     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f97-172     Document Type: Article

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