Activity patterns of largemouth bass in a subtropical US reservoir

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 331-339

  Sammons, Steve M ^a   Maceina, M J ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrilla; Largemouth bass; Reservoir; Southeastern United States; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; HOME RANGE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RADIOTELEMETRY; TAGGING; TRACKING;

GEORGIA; LAKE SEMINOLE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES;

EID: 33745192057     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: 13652400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2400.2005.00456.x     Document Type: Article

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