Tree regression analysis on the nesting habitat of smallmouth bass

Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 341-348

  Rejwan, Cynthia ^a,c   Collins, Nicholas C ^a   Brunner, L Jerry ^a   Shuter, Brian J ^b   Ridgway, Mark S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cross validation of results; Lake Opeongo; Littoral zone; Micropterus dolumieui; Multiple regression analysis; Nesting habitat of fish; Ontario, Canada; Precision; Shoreline reticulation; Smallmouth bass; Temperature sensitivity; Tree regression analysis

Indexed keywords

FISH; NESTING; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SITE SELECTION;

CANADA; LAKE OPEONGO; ONTARIO;

ANIMALIA; MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU; PERCIFORMES;

EID: 0032922738     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1999)080[0341:TRAOTN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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