Effects of waterbody type and management actions on bluegill growth rates

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1041-1050

  Porath, Mark T ^a   Hurley, Keith L ^a  

^a Nebraska Game and Parks Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY REGULATION; GROWTH RATE;

NEBRASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AVES; DOROSOMA CEPEDIANUM; DOROSOMATINAE; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS;

EID: 23844511805     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M04-008.1     Document Type: Article

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