Effect of substrate size on lake trout egg predation by mottled sculpin

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 464-473

  Biga, Heather ^a   Janssen, John ^a   Marsden, J Ellen ^b,c  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Egg predation; Fish eggs; Habitat; Lake Michigan; Lake trout; Mottled sculpin; Spawning

Indexed keywords

EGG PREDATION; LAKE TROUT; MOTTLED SCULPIN; RAINBOW TROUT; SUBSTRATE;

COTTUS BAIRDI; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH;

EID: 0031873939     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(98)70836-6     Document Type: Article

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