Zooplankton Selectivity by Larval Yellow Perch in Green Bay, Lake Michigan

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 501-510

  Bremigan, Mary T ^a   Dettmers, John M ^b   Mahan, Abby L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Gape limitation; Lake Michigan; Recruitment; Yellow perch; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

LAKES; NUTRITION; POPULATION STATISTICS;

ZOOPLANKTON;

FISHERIES;

FOOD LIMITATION; GAPE LIMITATION; LARVA; PERCID; PREY SELECTION; RECRUITMENT;

GREAT LAKES (LAKE MICHIGAN); GREEN BAY; UNITED STATES;

COPEPODA; PERCA FLAVESCENS; PERCIDAE;

EID: 0142072716     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(03)70454-7     Document Type: Article

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