Brown bullhead as an indicator species: Seasonal movement patterns and home ranges within the Anacostia River, Washington, D.C.

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1262-1270

  Sakaris, Peter C ^a,c   Jesien, Roman V ^a,d   Pinkney, Alfred E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Maryland Coastal Bays Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HABITAT QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ANACOSTIA RIVER; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; KINGMAN LAKE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AMEIURUS NEBULOSUS; ANACOSTIA;

EID: 27144478269     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/T04-086.1     Document Type: Article

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