The interplay of morphology, habitat, resource use, and genetic relationships in young yellow perch

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 899-914

  Parker, Aaron D ^a,c   Stepien, Carol A ^b   Sepulveda Villet, Osvaldo J ^b   Ruehl, Clifton B ^c   Uzarski, Donald G ^d  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP-SEA BENTHOS; DIET; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT USE; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; MORPHOLOGY; OPEN WATER; PERCID; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PISCIVORE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; WETLAND; ZOOPLANKTON;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE HURON; LAKE MICHIGAN; MICHIGAN; SAGINAW BAY; UNITED STATES;

PERCA; PERCA FLAVESCENS; PISCES;

EID: 68349155954     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: 15488659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/T08-093.1     Document Type: Article

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