Size-dependent alewife predation on larval walleyes in laboratory experiments

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 960-965

  Brooking, Thomas E ^a   Rudstam, Lars G ^a   Olson, Mark H ^a   Vandevalk, Anthony J ^a  

^a Department of Natural Resources and the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE REACTION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; PREDATION; PREY SELECTION; SIZE EFFECT; SURVIVAL;

ALOSA PSEUDOHARENGUS; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 0032430771     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(1998)018<0960:SDAPOL>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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