Growth and survival of age-0 walleye (Sander vitreus): Interactions among walleye size, prey availability, predation, and abiotic factors

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2173-2182

  Hoxmeier, R John H ^a,c   Wahl, David H ^a   Brooks, Ronald C ^b   Heidinger, Roy C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BENTHOS; BODY SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FISH; GROWTH RATE; JUVENILE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LIFE CYCLE; PREDATION; PREY AVAILABILITY; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CENTRARCHIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; SANDER VITREUS; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 33751384663     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F06-087     Document Type: Article

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