Efficiency of gastric lavage on age-0 brook trout and the influence on growth and survival

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 530-534

  Hafs, Andrew W ^a   Niles, Jonathan M ^a,b   Hartman, Kyle J ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SUSQUEHANNA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; DIET; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FOOD WEB; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RESPONSE; LARVA; SALMONID; STOMACH CONTENT; SURVIVAL;

EPHEMEROPTERA; PLECOPTERA; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 79960270442     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02755947.2011.593955     Document Type: Article

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