Habitat features affect bluehead sucker, flannelmouth sucker, and roundtail chub across a headwater tributary system in the colorado river basin

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 347-357

  Bower, Michael R ^a   Hubert, Wayne A ^a   Rahel, Frank J ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYPRINID; FISH; GLIDING; HABITAT USE; JUVENILE; POOL; ROCK; SAMPLING; SURFACE AREA; WATERSHED;

CARBON COUNTY [WYOMING]; COLORADO BASIN; COLORADO RIVER [NORTH AMERICA]; MUDDY CREEK; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

CATOSTOMUS DISCOBOLUS; CATOSTOMUS LATIPINNIS; GILA ROBUSTA;

EID: 51349145321     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2008.9664211     Document Type: Article

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