Density-independent growth of floodplain river channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2409-2414

  Shephard, S ^a,b   Jackson, D C ^a  

^a Atlantic Technological University Sligo   (Ireland)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic; Competition; Density dependence; Floodplain rivers

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CATFISH; ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; RIVER; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; ENVIRONMENT; ICTALURIDAE; POPULATION DENSITY; RIVERS; TEMPERATURE;

ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS;

EID: 68349139192     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02239.x     Document Type: Article

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