Spatial variation in diet composition of pumpkinseed sunfish, Lepomis gibbosus, and largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides, from a Portuguese stream

Folia Zoologica

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 205-213

  Godinho, Francisco N ^a   Ferreira, Maria T ^b  

^a Estacao Florestal Nacional   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Centrarchidae; Environment; Iberia; Raia; Size selectivity

Indexed keywords

DIET; FISH; INTRODUCED SPECIES; SPATIAL VARIATION; STREAM;

PORTUGAL;

ATYEPHIRA DESMARESTII; DECAPODA; DIPTERA; EPHEMEROPTERA; HETEROPTERA; LEPOMIS GIBBOSUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES;

EID: 0031725163     PISSN: 01397893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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