Burbot resource selection in small streams near the southern extent of the species range

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 234-246

  Dixon, C J ^a   Vokoun, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Burbot Lota lota; Habitat suitability; Habitat use; Logistic regression; Resource selection function

Indexed keywords

LOTA; LOTA LOTA;

EID: 70350338783     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: 16000633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2008.00341.x     Document Type: Article

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