Distribution, abundance, and habitat use of Rio Grande sucker (Catostomus plebeius) in Hot Creek, Colorado

Southwestern Naturalist

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 42-48

  Swift Miller, Susan M ^a,d   Johnson, Brett M ^a   Muth, Robert T ^b,e   Langlois, David ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Colorado Division of Wildlife ^*  (United States)

^c Rio Grande National Forest ^*  (United States)

^d Rio Grande National Forest   (United States)

^e U States Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

CATOSTOMUS PLEBEIUS;

EID: 0032902883     PISSN: 00384909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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