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Efficacy of artificial refuge to enhance survival of young Barrens topminnows exposed to western mosquitofish

  1. Jacob T. Westhoff1,2,*,
  2. Allison V. Watts1,3,
  3. Hayden T. Mattingly1

Article first published online: 5 JUL 2012

DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2265

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Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volume 23, Issue 1, pages 65–76, January 2013

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Westhoff, J. T., Watts, A. V. and Mattingly, H. T. (2013), Efficacy of artificial refuge to enhance survival of young Barrens topminnows exposed to western mosquitofish. Aquatic Conserv: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst., 23: 65–76. doi: 10.1002/aqc.2265

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  1. 1

    Department of Biology, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee, USA

  2. 2

    Missouri Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA

  3. 3

    Virginia Marine Resources Commission, Newport News, VA, USA

*Correspondence to: J. T. Westhoff, Missouri Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Missouri, 302 ABNR Building, Columbia, MO 65211, USA. E-mail: jtw7a1@mail.missouri.edu

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 23 JAN 2013
  2. Article first published online: 5 JUL 2012
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 20 MAY 2012
  4. Manuscript Revised: 3 MAY 2012
  5. Manuscript Received: 9 JAN 2012

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