Feeding Preferences of Omnivorous Gizzard Shad as Influenced by Fish Size and Zooplankton Density
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عنوان ژورنال: Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0002-8487,1548-8659
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8659(1996)125<0753:fpoogs>2.3.co;2