Growth rates of rainbow smelt in Lake Champlain: Effects of density and diet

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 503-512

  Stritzel Thomson, Jennifer L ^a,d   Parrish, Donna L ^a   Parker Stetter, Sandra L ^b,e   Rudstam, Lars G ^b   Sullivan, Patrick J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b Department of Natural Resources and the Environment   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Growth rates; Lake Champlain; Rainbow smelt; Zooplanktivore

Indexed keywords

OSMERUS; OSMERUS MORDAX;

EID: 80054036813     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: 16000633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2010.00472.x     Document Type: Article

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