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<br />is limiting. Finally, lake zooplankton densities, es-
<br />pecially in the lower end of the range, may cause
<br />> 50% of the larvae to die of starvation. Food-
<br />relatedmortality may thus contribute to the consis-
<br />tent absence of recruitment to the adult razorback
<br />sucker population in Lake Mohave.
<br />Acknowledgements
<br />The authors thank Buddy Jensen and his staff at the
<br />Dexter National Fish Hatchery for their assistance
<br />and the use of hatchery facilities. Environmental
<br />Biology of Fishes reviewers are also thanked for
<br />improving the manuscript. This research was fund-
<br />ed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of
<br />Endangered Species under contracts 20181-0476-
<br />85 and 20181-0842-85.
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