Winter diet and condition of two 0+ year cyprinid fish species in the lower River Trent, England

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1529-1533

  Nunn, A D ^a   Harvey, J P ^a   Cowx, I G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

0+ fishes; Dietary overlap; Food; Lowland rivers; Overwinter survival; Winter mortality

Indexed keywords

AUFWUCHS; CYPRINIDAE; LEUCISCUS LEUCISCUS; PISCES; RUTILUS RUTILUS;

EID: 42049085955     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.01799.x     Document Type: Article

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