Use of benthic prey by salmonids under turbid conditions in a laboratory stream

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 137, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1756-1763

  Harvey, Bret C ^a   White, Jason L ^a  

^a PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; DIET; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREY AVAILABILITY; SALMONID; STREAMFLOW; TURBIDITY;

ANNELIDA; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS CLARKII; ONCORHYNCHUS KISUTCH; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 58149229442     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: 15488659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/T08-039.1     Document Type: Article

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