Interspecific competition and qualitative competitive asymmetry between two benthic stream fish

Oikos

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 429-439

  Resetarits Jr , William J ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC COMPETITION; FANTAIL DARTER; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MOTTLED SCULPIN;

USA, VIRGINIA;

COTTUS BAIRDI; ETHEOSTOMA FLABELLARE;

EID: 0030617835     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3545605     Document Type: Article

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