Size-dependent energy storage and winter mortality of perch

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 560-571

  Heermann, L ^a   Eriksson, L O ^b   Magnhagen, C ^b   Borcherding, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Energy stores; Feeding activity; Perca fluviatilis; Winter mortality

Indexed keywords

PERCA FLUVIATILIS;

EID: 70449504967     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: 16000633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2009.00371.x     Document Type: Article

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