Prey preferences of Eurasian ruffe and yellow perch: Comparison of laboratory results with composition of Great Lakes benthos

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 319-328

  Fullerton, Aimee H ^a   Lamberti, Gary A ^a   Lodge, David M ^a   Berg, Martin B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic macroinvertebrates; Food preference; Perch; Ruffe

Indexed keywords

DIET; INTRODUCED FISH; MACROINVERTEBRATE; PREY PREFERENCE; RUFFE; YELLOW PERCH;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; USA;

AMPHIPODA; BIVALVIA; CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; GASTROPODA; GYMNOCEPHALUS CERNUUS; OLIGOCHAETA; PERCA FLAVESCENS; PLATYHELMINTHES; SPHAERIIDAE; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 0031853462     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(98)70823-8     Document Type: Article

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