Influence of turbidity on piscivory in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1362-1369

  Reid, Scott M ^a   Fox, Michael G ^b   Whillans, Thomas H ^b  

^a GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PISCIVORY; PREY CAPTURE; PREY SELECTION; PREY SIZE; TURBIDITY;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE ONTARIO; NORTH AMERICA;

CYPRINIFORMES; EOS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; PHOXINUS EOS; PHOXINUS PHOXINUS; PIMEPHALES; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033306247     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f99-056     Document Type: Article

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