Habitat separation of prickly sculpin, Cottus asper, and coastrange sculpin, Cottus aleuticus, in the mainstem Smith River, northwestern California

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 1999, Pages 371-375

  White, Jason L ^a   Harvey, Bret C ^a  

^a Redwood Sciences Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH; HABITAT SELECTION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

CALIFORNIA; SMITH RIVER; UNITED STATES;

ACTINOPTERYGII; ANGUILLIFORMES; ANIMALIA; COTTER; COTTER ALEUTICUS; COTTIDAE; COTTUS ALEUTICUS; COTTUS ASPER;

EID: 0033532159     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1447482     Document Type: Article

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