The functional trophic role of lotic primary consumers: Generalist versus specialist strategies

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 455-462

  Mihuc, Timothy Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FUNCTIONAL FEEDING GROUP; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LOTIC ECOSYSTEM; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SECONDARY PRODUCTION;

EID: 0030618959     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1997.00175.x     Document Type: Review

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