http://www.springerlink.com/content/w214538u93566h14/

This link will take you to a pub discussing fish community distribition and it is divided up into categories of larval/juvenile/adult components. The info in this pub is good, but what is even better is the info you can find in the ref.s. Man this is an huge wealth of knowledge from real statistically examined research.

Here is another informative piece:

TITLE: Knowing Bass, The Scientific Approach to Catching More Fish.

I am on my second pass through the book now.

Who is Keith A. Jones, PhD???

Keith A. Jones, Ph.D. brings a unique professional perspective to the task of illuminating bass senses and behavior. For sixteen years he has studied bass intensively as Director of Fish Research at the Berkley Fish Research Center in Spirit Lake, Iowa. The Center is dedicated to the study of bass and other gamefish, most notably their attack behaviors, for the purpose of designing improved lures and baits.

What is the book about???

Bass, especially largemouth bass, are easily the single most popular freshwater gamefish in the United States. Knowing Bass is a book about the science of bass fishing, with particular emphasis on the bass itself: What bass can sense, how they use their senses to feed, how they relate to fishing lures, and ultimately how they interact with anglers. Understanding why bass behave as they do will greatly improve your chances of being a better and more successful angler, no matter your present skill level. And that's the purpose behind this book, to improve everyone's chances of success at catching bass, no matter where or how they fish.A renowned aquatic biologist and expert in the field of bass behavior, Dr. Jones has made the finest and most up-to-date scientific research accessible to everyone who loves these great gamefish. Whether you fish with bait-casting, spinning, or fly tackle, the more you know about bass, the more and bigger fish you will catch. Topics covered include bass biology; life history; the bass's organs of vision, hearing, smell, and taste, including the smells and flavors bass like-and don't like; how smell and taste control feeding behavior; the best kinds of lures to trigger the attack response in various situations; what factors will make bass strike your lures and baits - and what might make them shy away.

***GENERAL DISCLAIMER: The beliefs and science-based information in this book may not necessarily be LAW...and they may not promote YOUR sponsors products...they may simply be trying to sell more Berkley products...but, who knows?

I still find the book VERY VERY informative and interesting.

I like the Knowing Bass book. About 90% of it is scientific research about the biology of a bass. It really helped me understand how a bass operates, but unfortunately does very little to help catch them. Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of good facts that can help you be a better fisherman, but by know means will it take you to the top. Having said that, I do think it's a must read! The hunter getting to know the hunted is always good for the hunt

P.S. I borrowed a book from Dink that is very insightful. It's called "Lunker" by Bob Underwood. He spent thousands of hours under water observing and recording bass in thier natural habitat. It is an excellent read but is probably going to require some research to find it. It's a pretty old book!

Looking at sites like that makes me glad that Bass Resource was created  

You join this great community with tons of information just to advertise. Why leave BR we got every thing right here?