Reduction of reactive distance and foraging success in smallmouth bass, Micropterus dolomieu, exposed to elevated turbidity levels

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 341-347

  Sweka, John A ^a   Hartman, Kyle J ^b  

^a Northeast Fishery Center   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Feeding; Predation; Vision

Indexed keywords

FISH; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PREDATION; PREY CAPTURE; REACTION RATE; TURBIDITY;

MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU;

EID: 0142039026     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025835031366     Document Type: Article

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