Feeding ecology of Coregonus albula and Osmerus eperlanus in the limnetic waters of Lake Mälaren, Sweden

Boreal Environment Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 229-246

  Northcote, Thomas G ^a   Hammar, Johan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALANOIDA; COPEPODA; COREGONUS ALBULA; OSMERUS EPERLANUS; PISCES;

EID: 33745789013     PISSN: 12396095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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