The role of turbidity as a constraint on predator-prey interactions in aquatic environments

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 169-174

  Abrahams, Mark ^a   Kattenfeld, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fathead minnows; Predator prey; Risk of predation; Turbidity; Yellow perch

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030933927     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050330     Document Type: Article

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