Shawn do you have the study ? I did not see those conditions mentioned in the article. It says " Additional research has shown that both bluegill and hybrid sunfish grow well under similar conditions in ponds." .

Here is what I found.

NOTES: Use of Compensatory Growth to Double Hybrid Sunfish Growth Rates
ROBERT S. HAYWARD, DOUGLAS B. NOLTIE, and NING WANG
Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
Volume 126, Issue 2 (March 1997) pp. 316–322
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8659(1997)126<0316:NUOCGT>2.3.CO;2
[ Abstract ] [ PDF (715K) ]


Testing Bioenergetics Models under Feeding Regimes thatElicit Compensatory Growth
Gregory W. Whitledge, Robert S. Hayward, Douglas B. Noltie, and Ning Wang
Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
Volume 127, Issue 5 (September 1998) pp. 740–746
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8659(1998)127<0740:TBMUFR>2.0.CO;2
[ Abstract ] [ Full Text ] [ PDF (57K) ]


Effects of Social Interaction on Growth of Juvenile Hybrid Sunfish Held at Two Densities
Ning Wang, Robert S. Hayward, and Douglas B. Noltie
North American Journal of Aquaculture
Volume 62, Issue 3 (May 2000) pp. 161–167
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8454(2000)062<0161:EOSIOG>2.3.CO;2
[ Abstract ] [ Full Text ] [ PDF (59K) ]


Improvement of Bioenergetics Model Predictions for Fish Undergoing Compensatory Growth
Gregory W. Whitledge, Przemyslaw G. Bajer, and Robert S. Hayward
Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
Volume 135, Issue 1 (January 2006) pp. 49–54
DOI: 10.1577/T05-003.1
[ Abstract ] [ Full Text ] [ PDF (36K) ]


A Combined Multiple-Regression and Bioenergetics Model for Simulating Fish Growth in Length and Condition
Przemyslaw G. Bajer and Robert S. Hayward
Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
Volume 135, Issue 3 (May 2006) pp. 695–710
DOI: 10.1577/T05-006.1
[ Abstract ] [ Full Text ] [ PDF (193K) ]


Application of Discrete Choice Models to Predict White Crappie Temperature Selection in Two Missouri Impoundments
Przemyslaw G. Bajer, Joshua J. Millspaugh, and Robert S. Hayward
Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
Volume 136, Issue 4 (July 2007) pp. 889–901
DOI: 10.1577/T06-122.1
[ Abstract ] [ Full Text ] [ PDF (141K) ]



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