Diel vertical migration of larval and early-juvenile burbot optimises survival and growth in a deep, pre-alpine lake

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 916-925

  Donner, Michael Thomas ^a   Eckmann, Reiner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioenergetic efficiency; DVM; Lota lota; Mortality; Performance

Indexed keywords

LOTA; LOTA LOTA;

EID: 79953315039     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2010.02536.x     Document Type: Article

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