Virtual plankton: A novel approach to the investigation of aquatic predator-prey interactions

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 2-4, 1995, Pages 91-100

  Brewer, Matthew C ^a   Coughlin, James N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

bluegill; prey selection; small scale; swimming behavior; Virtual plankton

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTERSPECIFIC RELATIONSHIPS; NOVEL APPROACH; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SWIMMING BEHAVIOUR; ZOOPLANKTON;

EID: 0029542548     PISSN: 10236244     EISSN: 10290362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236249509378931     Document Type: Article

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