Diets of muskellunge in northern wisconsin lakes

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 258-270

  Bozek, Michael A ^a   Burri, Thomas M ^a,b   Frie, Richard V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATOSTOMIDAE; CATOSTOMUS COMMERSONI; CYPRINIDAE; ESOX LUCIUS; ESOX MASQUINONGY; MICROPTERUS; PERCA FLAVESCENS; PERCIFORMES; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033034576     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(1999)019<0258:DOMINW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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