Prey selection and diets of bluegill Lepomis macrochirus with differing population characteristics in two Nebraska natural lakes

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-40

  Olson, N W ^a   Paukert, Craig P ^a   Willis, D W ^a   Klammer, J A ^b  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEBRASKA GAME AND PARKS COMMISSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bluegill; Diets; Food habits; Lepomis macrochirus; Nebraska

Indexed keywords

DIET; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; PREY SELECTION; STOMACH CONTENT;

UNITED STATES;

AMPHIPODA; LEPOMIS; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS;

EID: 0037328196     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2400.2003.00323.x     Document Type: Article

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