Diet composition and prey selection of the pike, Esox lucius, in Çivril Lake, Turkey

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 670-677

  Alp, A ^a   Yegen V ^b   Apaydin Yagci M ^b   Uysal, R ^b   Bicen E ^b   Yagci A ^b  

^a KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CENTRAL FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; CARASIUS; CHONDROSTOMA; CRUSTACEA; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO; ESOX LUCIUS; GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS SP.; GOBIO GOBIO; HEMIGRAMMOCAPOETA; INSECTA; LEUCISCUS CEPHALUS; TINCA TINCA;

EID: 54949112058     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: 14390426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2008.01119.x     Document Type: Article

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