Seasonal dynamics of direct and indirect condition indices in relation to energy allocation in largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides (Lacèpede)

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-36

  Brown, Michael L ^a   Murphy, B R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Condition; Lipid; Micropterus salmoides; Protein

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; ENERGY USE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES;

EID: 1542287933     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0906-6691.2004.00031.x     Document Type: Article

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