Spatial variability of common carp populations in relation to lake morphology and physicochemical parameters in the upper Midwest United States

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 555-565

  Weber, M J ^a   Brown, M L ^a   Willis, D W ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic factors; Autecology; Common carp; Cyprinus carpio; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO;

EID: 78349240094     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: 16000633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2010.00436.x     Document Type: Article

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