Gape: Body size relationship of flathead catfish

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 198-202

  Slaughter IV, Joe E ^a,c   Jacobson, Brad ^b  

^a Wildlife Resources Division   (United States)

^b ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^c Georgia Power Co   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; GAPE LIMITATION; NATIVE SPECIES; PISCIVORE; PREY SIZE; RANGE EXPANSION; TELEOST;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; DOROSOMA CEPEDIANUM; DOROSOMATINAE; ICTALURIDAE; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS; MARTES PENNANTI; MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; PISCES; PYLODICTIS; PYLODICTIS OLIVARIS;

EID: 42049116497     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M06-033.1     Document Type: Article

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