Food and foraging behavior in relation to microhabitat use and survival of age-0 Atlantic salmon

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 116-127

  Nislow, Keith H ^a   Folt, Carol ^a   Seandel, Marco ^a,b  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE GROUP; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOUR; HABITAT USE; SURVIVAL;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 0031899565     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f97-222     Document Type: Article

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