Influence of turbidity on the foraging of largemouth bass

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 107-111

  Huenemann, Thad W ^a   Dibble, Eric D ^b   Fleming, Jonathan P ^b  

^a NEBRASKA GAME AND PARKS COMMISSION   (United States)

^b Fisheries and Aquaculture ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; DATA ASSIMILATION; FITNESS; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PERCIFORM; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY CAPTURE; SPORT FISHING; TURBIDITY; WATER COLUMN;

UNITED STATES;

MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; NOTEMIGONUS CRYSOLEUCAS; NOTROPIS CHRYSOLEUCAS; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS;

EID: 84856646430     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: 15488659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00028487.2011.651554     Document Type: Article

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