The cost of capturing prey: Measuring largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) foraging activity using glycolytic enzymes (lactate dehydrogenase)

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1761-1769

  Selch, Trevor M ^a   Chipps, Steven R ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOENERGETICS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PERCIFORM; PISCIVORE; PREY CAPTURE; PREY PREFERENCE; PREY SELECTION; PREY SIZE; SIZE EFFECT; VEGETATION;

LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS; MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES;

EID: 48549101530     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F07-133     Document Type: Article

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