Growth of black bullhead Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque, 1820) in Corbara Reservoir (Umbria - Italy)

Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems

Volumn , Issue 389, 2008, Pages

  Pedicillo, G ^a   Bicchi, A ^a   Angeli, V ^a   Carosi, A ^b   Viali, P ^b   Lorenzoni, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b Provincia di Terni   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age; Growth; Lee's phenomenon; Length weight relationship; Relative weight

Indexed keywords

AMEIURUS MELAS;

EID: 60849130691     PISSN: 19619502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/kmae:2008011     Document Type: Article

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