Exploring ecological mechanisms underlying largemouth bass recruitment along environmental gradients

American Fisheries Society Symposium

Volumn 2002, Issue 31, 2002, Pages 7-23

  Garvey, James E ^a   Stein, Roy A ^b   Wright, Russell A ^c   Bremigan, Mary T ^d  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AVES; DOROSOMATINAE; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; PISCES;

EID: 24344487958     PISSN: 08922284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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