Age, growth and condition of bluegill sunfish, Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque, in four heated reservoirs in Texas.

Date

1972

Authors

Serns, S.L.

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Publisher

Texas A&M University.

Abstract

Bluegill collected in four heated reservoirs in Texas (Lake Bastrop, Lake Nasworthy, North Lake and Lake Colorado City) were aged by scale-reading. Back-calculated length frequency distributions of scale-aged bluegill matched with the observed length-frequency distributions of bluegill caught during periods of greates annulus formation except for back-calculated lengths based on samples taken by gear with a mesh size that only captured the largest individuals of a year-class.

Description

167 p., Thesis

Keywords

freshwater fish, bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus, biological age, growth, lakes, reservoirs, power plants, body conditions

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