Observations on giant American brook lampreys (lampetra appendix)

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 161-164

  Cochran, Philip A ^a  

^a SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDING ECOLOGY; FISH; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; METAMORPHOSIS; PARASITOLOGY;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE HURON; LAKE MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA;

LAMPETRA APPENDIX; PETROMYZONTIDAE; PISCES;

EID: 39749185893     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2008.9664567     Document Type: Article

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