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Growth Comparisons and Catchability of Three Largemouth Bass Strains
Author(s) -
Inman Charles R.,
Dewey Royce C.,
Durocher Philip P.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
fisheries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1548-8446
pISSN - 0363-2415
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8446(1977)002<0020:gcacot>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - micropterus , bass (fish) , fishery , biology
Florida largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides floridanus (Le Sueur), northern largemouth bass, M.s. salmoides (Lacépède), and their F 1 hybrid were stocked in a 3.64‐hectare pond, and their growth rates and catchability compared. The hybrid and Florida bass were found to achieve the best growth over a 3‐yr period, apparently because of genetic influences rather than environmental factors. Differences in catchability were not observed among the three strains of largemouth bass.