Do channel catfish stockings affect growth and size structure of bluegills in small impoundments?

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 135, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1254-1265

  Michaletz, Paul H ^a  

^a MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FISHERY SURVEY; GROWTH RESPONSE; IMPOUNDMENT; PERCIFORM; POND; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; RIVER CHANNEL; SIZE STRUCTURE; STOCK ASSESSMENT; STOCKING DENSITY; TELEOST;

ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS;

EID: 33750990982     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: 15488659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/T05-307.1     Document Type: Article

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