Abundance and stomach content analysis of threadfin shad in Lake Mead, nevada: Do invasive quagga mussels affect this prey species?

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 157-168

  Loomis, Eric M ^a,c   Sjöberg, Jon C ^b   Wong, Wai Hing ^c   Gerstenberger, Shawn L ^c  

^a U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION   (United States)

^b Nevada Department of Wildlife   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dreissena rostriformis bugensis; Historic trends; Lake mead; Stomach contents analysis; Threadfin shad; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

COPEPODA; DOROSOMA PETENENSE; DREISSENA; DREISSENA BUGENSIS; DREISSENA ROSTRIFORMIS;

EID: 80053971296     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2011.6.2.05     Document Type: Article

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