Spawning phenology and habitat use in a great plains, USA, stream fish assemblage: An occupancy estimation approach

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1942-1956

  Falke, Jeffrey A ^a,b   Fausch, Kurt D ^a   Bestgen, Kevin R ^a   Bailey, Larissa L ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FISH; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT TYPE; HABITAT USE; LARVA; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PHENOLOGY; PHOTOPERIOD; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION ESTIMATION; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPAWNING; STREAM; WATER TEMPERATURE;

GREAT PLAINS; UNITED STATES;

PISCES;

EID: 78650440675     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F10-109     Document Type: Article

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