Diet overlap and predation between smallmouth bass and walleye in a north temperate lake

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-54

  Frey, Aaron P ^a   Bozek, Michael A ^a   Edwards, Clayton J ^b   Newman, Steve P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

^b Forest Service   (United States)

^c WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; FISH; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; LAKE; PREDATION; RECRUITMENT;

BIG CROOKED LAKE; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU; STIZOSTEDION; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM VITREUM; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037361813     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2003.9663950     Document Type: Article

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