Diet and dietary overlap in fishes of temporary waters of southwestern Australia

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 183-194

  Pusey, B J ^a   Bradshaw, S D ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Competition; Diet; Dietary overlap; Seasonal wetlands

Indexed keywords

PISCES; SIMULIIDAE;

EID: 0000324934     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.1996.tb00132.x     Document Type: Article

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