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Ecological Life History of the Warmouth (Centrarchidae)

Larimore, R. Weldon

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Title
Ecological Life History of the Warmouth (Centrarchidae)
Author(s)
Larimore, R. Weldon
Issue Date
1957-08
Keyword(s)
  • Centrarchidae
  • Warmouth
  • Ecology
Abstract
OVERPOPULATION among certain warm-water fishes is now commonly recognized as a cause of poor fishing in many lakes and ponds of the United States. More than a decade ago, Bennett (1944:186) suggested that perhaps some sunfish not prone to overpopulation would, with little control by man, produce good fishing over a prolonged period. This suggestion stimulated a search for a species that has a low reproductive potential, a species that does not tend to overcrowd its habitat, and yet has good sporting qualities. The warmouth, Chaenobryttus gulosiis (Cuvier), appeared to be such a species. The study of its life history and ecology presented here may serve as a basis for an estimate of the potential value of the species as a companion for bass or other game fishes in lakes and ponds of Illinois and neighboring states.
Publisher
Champaign : Illinois Natural History Survey
Series/Report Name or Number
Illinois Natural History Survey Bulletin; v. 027, no. 01
ISSN
0073-4918
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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