Reproductive ecology and spawning substrate preference of the northern leatherside chub

North American Journal of Aquaculture

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 273-280

  Billman, Eric J ^a,b   Wagner, Eric J ^a   Arndt, Ronney E ^a  

^a UTAH DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYPRINIDAE; LEPIDOMEDA COPEI; PISCES; SNYDERICHTHYS;

EID: 48249091658     PISSN: 15222055     EISSN: 15488454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/A07-044.1     Document Type: Article

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