Influence of habitat structure on the fish prey consumption by largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides, in experimental tanks

Limnetica

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 657-664

  Godinho, Francisco Nunes ^a,b   Ferreira, Maria Teresa ^b  

^a Universidade de Lisboa   (Portugal)

^b Conselho Nacional da Água ^*  (Portugal)

Author keywords

Habitat; Iberian cyprinids; Largemouth bass; Pumpkinseed

Indexed keywords

CYPRINID; HABITAT STRUCTURE; PERCIFORM; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY CAPTURE; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CYPRINIDAE; LEPOMIS GIBBOSUS; MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; SQUALIUS ALBURNOIDES;

EID: 33846514058     PISSN: 02138409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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