Improved growth of a white crappie population following stocking of saugeyes (sauger × walleye): A top-down, density-dependent growth response

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1425-1437

  Boxrucker, Jeff ^a  

^a Oklahoma Fish Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RESPONSE; PREDATION; SIZE STRUCTURE; SPORT FISHING; TOP-DOWN CONTROL;

UNITED STATES;

POMOXIS ANNULARIS; STIZOSTEDION CANADENSE; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 0036862221     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(2002)022<1425:IGOAWC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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