Variation in population characteristics and gear selection between black and white crappies in tennessee reservoirs: Potential effects on management decisions

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 863-869

  Sammons, Steve M ^a,b   Isermann, Daniel A ^a,c   Bettoli, Phillip W ^a  

^a TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH; GEAR SELECTIVITY; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; POPULATION ESTIMATION; RESERVOIR; SAMPLING;

UNITED STATES;

CERVUS ELAPHUS; POMOXIS; POMOXIS ANNULARIS; POMOXIS NIGROMACULATUS;

EID: 0036678781     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(2002)022<0863:VIPCAG>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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