Occupation of submerged aquatic vegetation by fishes: testing the roles of food and refuge

Oecologia

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 101-106

  Rozas, Lawrence P ^a   Odum, William E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Habitat selection; Predation, cover; Prey availability; SAV; Tidal freshwater

Indexed keywords

BANDED KILLIFISH; BLUESPOTTED SUNFISH; KILLIFISH; MUMMICHOG; REFUGE; SUNFISH;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; ENNEACANTHUS GLORIOSUS; FUNDULUS DIAPHANUS; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; PISCES; SAN ANGELO VIRUS;

EID: 0024184590     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: 14321939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00380932     Document Type: Article

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