Differences in attitudes, fishing motives, and demographic characteristics between tournament and nontournament black bass anglers in texas

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 422-431

  Wilde, Gene R ^a   Riechers, Robin K ^b   Ditton, Robert B ^c  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031853562     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(1998)018<0422:DIAFMA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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