Habitat selection by three littoral zone fishes: Effects of predation pressure, plant density and macrophyte type

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-35

  Chick, J H ^a,c   McIvor, C C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Habitat selection; Macrophyte type; Plant density; Predation pressure

Indexed keywords

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI; HYDRILLA VERTICILLATA; LEPOMIS MARGINATUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; PANICUM HEMITOMON; PISCES; POECILIA LATIPINNA; POTAMOGETON ILLINOENSIS; VERTICILLATA; HYDROCHARITACEAE; POACEAE; POTAMOGETONACEAE;

DOLLAR SUNFISH; HABITAT SELECTION; LARGEMOUTH BASS; MOSQUITOFISH; SAILFIN MOLLY;

USA, FLORIDA, LAKE OKEECHOBEE;

EID: 0031424509     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.1997.tb00139.x     Document Type: Article

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