Movements of mottled sculpins (Cottus bairdii) in a Michigan stream: How restricted are they?

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-41

  Breen, Matthew J ^a,c   Ruetz III, Carl R ^a   Thompson, Kurt J ^a   Kohler, Steven L ^b  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Utah Department of Natural Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DIEL MIGRATION; HOME RANGE; MONITORING; MOVEMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIZE EFFECT; STREAM; TELEOST;

COTTIDAE; COTTUS BAIRDII;

EID: 65349124255     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F08-189     Document Type: Article

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