Density-dependent changes in individual foraging specialization of largemouth bass

Oecologia

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 592-600

  Schindler, Daniel E ^a   Hodgson, James R ^b   Kitchell, James F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b ST NORBERT COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Diet consistency; Intraspecific variability; Keystone predator; Largemouth bass

Indexed keywords

MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; TRIXIS;

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; DIET; FORAGING; LARGEMOUTH BASS; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 0030613823     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050200     Document Type: Article

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