Food habits of co-occurring populations of largemouth bass and spotted bass in two new Mexico reservoirs

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-46

  Pope, Kevin L ^a   Denny, Shawn R ^b   Harthorn, Casey L ^b   Chizinski, Christopher J ^a   Cunningham, Kenneth K ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; DIETARY OVERLAP; FISH; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION;

NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ASTACOIDEA; MICROPTERUS PUNCTULATUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES;

EID: 17144369569     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2005.9664934     Document Type: Article

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