Tributaries influence recruitment of fish in large rivers

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 603-609

  Pracheil, B M ^a,c   Pegg, M A ^a   Mestl, G E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b NEBRASKA GAME AND PARKS COMMISSION   (United States)

^c 243 C Hardin Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Large river; Paddlefish; Recruitment; Tributary

Indexed keywords

POLYODONTIDAE (FISH);

EID: 70449478583     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: 16000633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2009.00376.x     Document Type: Article

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