Effects of repeated electroshocking on condition, growth, and movement of selected warmwater stream fishes

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 792-798

  Gatz, A John ^a   Linder, R Scott ^a  

^a OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDITION FACTOR; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ELECTROFISHING; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; MOVEMENT; STREAM; TELEOST; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

CATOSTOMUS COMMERSONI; CATOSTOMUS COMMERSONII; LEPOMIS CYANELLUS; PISCES; SEMOTILUS; SEMOTILUS ATROMACULATUS;

EID: 51249093049     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M07-031.1     Document Type: Article

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