Variation in field estimates of daily ration in young yellow perch

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 396-403

  Grant, S M ^a   Kott, E ^b  

^a LGL LIMITED   (Canada)

^b WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Day to day variation; Gut contents; Yellow perch

Indexed keywords

FIELD SURVEY; FOOD INTAKE; PREY SIZE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

PERCA FLAVESCENS;

EID: 0033082585     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1998.0878     Document Type: Article

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