Effects of a native crayfish (Orconectes virilis) on the reproductive success and nesting behavior of sunfish (Lepomis spp.)

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2135-2143

  Dorn, Nathan J ^a,b   Mittelbach, Gary G ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRAYFISH; EGG PREDATION; HABITAT SELECTION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PERCIFORM; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ASTACOIDEA; LEPOMIS; LEPOMIS GIBBOSUS; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS; ORCONECTES VIRILIS;

EID: 17144403496     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F04-158     Document Type: Article

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