Population and Community Ecology of Centrarchidae

Centrarchid Fishes: Diversity, Biology, and Conservation

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 134-164

  Aday, D D ^a   Parkos, J J ^b   Wahl, D H ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Body size, direct influence on male lepomid reproductive success; Competition and predation biological interactions structuring ecological communities; Effects of angling on Micropterus nest success and efficacy of spawning sanctuaries; Genus Lepomis, bluegill and pumpkinseed; Lepomis, largest genus of family Centrarchidae and population structure of lepomids; Micropterus species top predators influencing life histories and population ecology; Population and community ecology of Centrarchidae; Population ecology of top predators; Success of YOY as predators for black bass recruitment; Territoriality and nest site fidelity black bass behaviors for intrasexual competition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889283697     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444316032.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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