Impact of alewife introduction on walleye and white bass condition in Lake McConaughy, Nebraska, 1980-1995

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1050-1055

  Porath, Mark T ^a   Peters, Edward J ^b   Eichner, Darrol L ^c  

^a Nebraska Game and Parks Commission   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c Lake McConaughy Fish Res Station   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PREDATOR;

UNITED STATES;

ALOSA; ALOSA PSEUDOHARENGUS; AVES; CHRYSOPS; DOROSOMA CEPEDIANUM; DOROSOMATINAE; MORONE; MORONE CHRYSOPS; STIZOSTEDION; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 0042921347     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M02-058     Document Type: Article

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