Diet items consumed by wild-caught black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) in the U.S.
July 12, 2019
An inventory (enumeration and taxonomic identification) of diet items consumed by wild-caught black carp, based on the examination of gut contents from fish that were collected in the lower Mississippi River drainage of the U.S.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 2019 |
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Title | Diet items consumed by wild-caught black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) in the U.S. |
DOI | 10.5066/P9K88CWF |
Authors | Barry C Poulton, Patrick T Kroboth, Jennifer Bailey, Amy E George, Steven E. McMurray, J. Scott Faiman, Duane C Chapman |
Product Type | Data Release |
Record Source | USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS) |
USGS Organization | Columbia Environmental Research Center |
Rights | This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal |
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