Susceptibility of Tethered Round Gobies (Neogobius melanostomus) to Predation in Habitats With and Without Shelters

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 588-593

  Belanger, Rachelle M ^a   Corkum, Lynda D ^b  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Habitat; Lake St. Clair; Neogobius melanostomus; Predation; Round goby; Shelters; Tethering

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; SAND;

TETHERS;

LAKES;

FISH; HABITAT TYPE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; PREDATION RISK; SHELTER;

LAKE SAINT CLAIR; NORTH AMERICA;

CALLOGOBIUS ATRATUS; CHRISTIA; GOBIIDAE; MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU; NEOGOBIUS; NEOGOBIUS MELANOSTOMUS; PERCA FLAVESCENS; PERCIFORMES;

EID: 0346462980     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(03)70462-6     Document Type: Article

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