Life-history aspects of the Cherokee Darter, Etheostoma scotti (Actinopterygii: Percidae), an imperiled species in Northern Georgia

Southeastern Naturalist

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 687-698

  Barton, Stephanie D ^a   Powers, Steven L ^b  

^a Reinhardt College   (United States)

^b ROANOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINOPTERYGII; BRANCHIOPODA; CARYA; CHIRONOMIDAE; ETHEOSTOMA SCOTTI; HEXAPODA; MOLLUSCA; PERCIDAE;

EID: 78650425225     PISSN: 15287092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/058.009.0404     Document Type: Article

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