Diet of larval ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernuus) in the St. Louis River Harbor, Lake Superior

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 287-292

  Ogle, Derek H ^a   Ray, Bradley A ^a,c   Brown, William P ^b  

^a NORTHLAND COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Red Lake Dept of Natural Resources   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Gymnocephalus cernuus; Larval fish; Ruffe

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; MARINE BIOLOGY; NUTRITION;

LAKE SUPERIOR; LARVAL RUFFE;

LAKES;

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DIET; LARVA; ZOOPLANKTON;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE SUPERIOR; MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; SAINT LOUIS RIVER; UNITED STATES;

BOSMINA; BOSMINA LONGIROSTRIS; CHRISTIA; COPEPODA; DAPHNIA; GYMNOCEPHALUS; GYMNOCEPHALUS CERNUUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3843143683     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(04)70346-9     Document Type: Article

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