Density-body size relationships in local aquatic communities

Oikos

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 333-346

  Cyr, Hélène ^a,b   Downing, John A ^c,d   Peters, Robert H ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FISH; LAKE ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DENSITY; SIZE STRUCTURE; ZOOBENTHOS; ZOOPLANKTON;

EID: 0030620260     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546017     Document Type: Article

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