Size-dependent vulnerability of marine fish larvae to predation: An individual-based numerical experiment

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-37

  Cowan Jr , James H ^a   Houde, Edward D ^b   Rose, Kenneth A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Individual based model; Larval fish; Predation; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

FISH LARVA; FISH LARVAE; INDIVIDUAL- BASED MODEL; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; PREDATION; PREDATION VULNERABILITY; SIZE-DEPENDENT; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 0029667804     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1996.0003     Document Type: Article

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