Distribution, movements, and habitat use of razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) in a lower Colorado River reservoir, Arizona-Nevada

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 180-187

  Mueller, Gordon ^a   Marsh, Paul C ^b   Knowles, Glen ^c   Wolters, Ty ^d  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^d U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Habitat; Movements; Razorback sucker; Reservoir; Spawning; Telemetry; Xyrauchen texanus

Indexed keywords

XYRAUCHEN TEXANUS;

EID: 0034177861     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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