Effects of water depth and hydrodynamics on the growth and distribution of juvenile cyprinids in the littoral zone of a large pre-alpine lake

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1001-1022

  Stoll, S ^a   Fischer, P ^a,b   Klahold, P ^a   Scheifhacken, N ^a   Hofmann, H ^a   Rothhaupt, K O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body shape; Enclosure experiment; Habitat choice; Hydrodynamic stress; Otolith daily increment; Somatic growth

Indexed keywords

ABRAMIS BRAMA; CYPRINIDAE; HYPEROGLYPHE POROSA; LEUCISCUS LEUCISCUS; PERCA FLUVIATILIS;

EID: 39749181177     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01780.x     Document Type: Article

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