Investigation of first year biotic and abiotic influences on the recruitment of pike Esox lucius over 48 years in Windermere, U.K.

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2279-2298

  Paxton, C G M ^a   Winfield, I J ^b   Fletcher, J M ^b   George, D G ^c   Hewitt, D P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c FRESHWATER BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohort; Freshwater fish; Year class strength

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ENVIRONMENT; ESOCIDAE; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; ESOCIDAE; FEMALE; FRESH WATER; GREAT BRITAIN; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; ZOOPLANKTON;

ESOX LUCIUS; PERCA FLUVIATILIS;

EID: 68349128115     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02235.x     Document Type: Article

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