Longitudinal patterns in flathead catfish relative abundance and length at age within a large river: Effects of an urban gradient

River Research and Applications

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 861-873

  Paukert, Craig P ^a   Makinster, Andrew S ^a,b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; Flathead catfish; Growth; River

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DISTURBANCE; FISH; GROWTH RATE; LAND USE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; RIPARIAN ZONE; SPATIAL VARIATION; URBANIZATION;

KANSAS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WAKARUSA RIVER;

PYLODICTIS; PYLODICTIS OLIVARIS;

EID: 70149119190     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1089     Document Type: Article

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