Differences in foraging behaviour explain interspecific growth inhibition in competing salamanders

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1157-1162

  Walls, Susan C ^a  

^a University of Southern Mississippi   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; COMPETITION; FORAGING BEHAVIOUR; GROWTH INHIBITION; MOLE SALAMANDER; SPOTTED SALAMANDER; TRADE-OFF;

AMBYSTOMA MACULATUM; AMBYSTOMA TALPOIDEUM; CLADOCERA; DAPHNIA PULEX;

EID: 0030303247     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0262     Document Type: Article

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