Feeding ecology of lake whitefish in Lake Huron

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 489-501

  Pothoven, Steven A ^a   Nalepa, Thomas F ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Feeding ecology; Lake Huron; Lake whitefish

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; ECOLOGY; ENERGY RESOURCES; FOOD PRODUCTS; LAKES; MARINE BIOLOGY; NUTRITION;

FEEDING ECOLOGY; FEEDING STRATEGIES; LAKE HURON; LAKE WHITEFISH; MACROINVERTEBRATES;

FISHERIES;

DIETARY SHIFT; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; PREY SIZE; STOMACH CONTENT;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE HURON; NORTH AMERICA;

CHIRONOMIDAE; COREGONUS CLUPEAFORMIS; CRUSTACEA; DIPOREIA; DREISSENA; DREISSENA BUGENSIS; ISOPODA; MOLLUSCA; MYSIS RELICTA;

EID: 33750356058     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3394/0380-1330(2006)32[489:FEOLWI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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