Coastal largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) movement in response to changing salinity

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2174-2188

  Lowe, Michael R ^a,d   de Vries, Dennis R ^a   Wright, Russell A ^a   Ludsin, Stuart A ^b   Fryer, Brian J ^c  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT USE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MOVEMENT; OTOLITH; PERCIFORM; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SALINITY;

MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; PISCES;

EID: 70849103156     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F09-152     Document Type: Article

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