Dynamics of piscivory by lake trout following a smallmouth bass invasion: A historical reconstruction

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 477-483

  Morbey, Yolanda E ^a,b   Vascotto, Kris ^a,c   Shuter, Brian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^c LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DIETARY SHIFT; FOOD CONSUMPTION; PERCIFORM; PISCIVORY; SALMONID;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; OPEONGO LAKE;

COREGONUS ARTEDI; COREGONUS CLUPEAFORMIS; MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU; PERCA; PERCA FLAVESCENS; PERCIFORMES; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH;

EID: 34247218043     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: 15488659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/T06-070.1     Document Type: Article

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