Reproductive behavior and spawning microhabitat of the flagfin shiner Pteronotropis signipinnis

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 84-93

  Albanese, Brett ^a,b  

^a The University of Southern Mississippi   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SPAWNING;

PTERONOTROPIS SIGNIPINNIS;

EID: 0033954305     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2000)143[0084:RBASMO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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