Effects of light, prey size, and turbidity on reaction distances of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) to salmonid prey

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1293-1297

  Vogel, Jason L ^a   Beauchamp, David A ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LIGHT EFFECT; PREY LOCATION; PREY SIZE; SALMONID; TURBIDITY;

ONCORHYNCHUS CLARKI; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH;

EID: 0033324360     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f99-071     Document Type: Article

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