Food habits of the endangered Alabama Sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus suttkusi Williams and Clemmer, 1991 (Acipenseridae)

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 500-505

  Keevin, T M ^a   George, S G ^b   Hoover, J J ^b   Kuhajda, B R ^c   Mayden, R L ^d  

^a U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^d SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIPENSERIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; ODONATA; PISCES; SCAPHIRHYNCHUS; SCAPHIRHYNCHUS ALBUS; SCAPHIRHYNCHUS SUTTKUSI; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 34547206673     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: 14390426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2007.00906.x     Document Type: Article

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