A comparison of black carp, redear sunfish, and blue catfish as biological controls of snail populations

North American Journal of Aquaculture

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 339-347

  Ledford, Jonathan J ^a,b   Kelly, Anita M ^a,c  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYPRINIDAE; GASTROPODA; ICTALURUS FURCATUS; LEPOMIS MICROLOPHUS; MYLOPHARYNGODON PICEUS; PLANORBELLA;

EID: 34249070479     PISSN: 15222055     EISSN: 15488454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/A05-062.1     Document Type: Article

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