Seasonal movement and habitat use by subadult bull trout in the upper flathead river system, Montana

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 797-810

  Muhlfeld, Clint C ^a   Marotz, Brian ^a  

^a Montana Fish   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT USE; LIFE HISTORY; MOVEMENT; SALMONID;

FLATHEAD RIVER; MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

KATHETOSTOMA GIGANTEUM; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS CONFLUENTUS;

EID: 23844556445     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M04-045.1     Document Type: Article

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