Stomach capacities of six freshwater fishes

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 645-649

  Gosch, Nathan J C ^a   Pope, Kevin L ^a   Michaletz, Paul H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FEEDING MECHANISM; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; ONTOGENY; PERCIFORM; PREY SIZE; STOMACH CONTENT;

ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS; MICROPTERUS PUNCTULATUS; MORONE CHRYSOPS; PERCIFORMES; PISCES; POMOXIS ANNULARIS; POMOXIS NIGROMACULATUS;

EID: 72249109153     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2009.9664342     Document Type: Article

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