Life history attributes of white sucker (Catostomus commersoni) in Lake Taneycomo and associated tributaries in Southwestern Missouri

Southwestern Naturalist

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 423-434

  Wakefield, Carl K ^a   Beckman, Daniel W ^b  

^a MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES   (United States)

^b MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATOSTOMUS COMMERSONI;

EID: 30844439674     PISSN: 00384909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1894/0038-4909(2005)050[0423:LHAOWS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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