Predation on stocked Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) fry

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 32-42

  Henderson, J Nathan ^a,b,c   Letcher, Benjamin H ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c Metcalf & Eddy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SALMONID; STOMACH CONTENT; STREAM;

UNITED STATES;

FONTINALIS; SALMO SALAR; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 0037226272     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f03-001     Document Type: Article

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