Stocking fingerling largemouth bass to alter genetic composition: Efficacy and efficiency of three stocking rates

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 523-529

  Buckmeier, David L ^a   Schlechte, Warren ^a   Betsill, Robert K ^a  

^a TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; POPULATION GENETICS; STOCK ENHANCEMENT; STOCKING DENSITY;

UNITED STATES;

MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS FLORIDANUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES;

EID: 0037871691     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(2003)023<0523:SFLBTA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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