Food and habitat partitioning among fishes in stream pools of a south Indian River

International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 271-295

  Arunachalam, M ^a,d   Madhusoodanan Nair, K C ^a   Vijverberg, J ^b   Kotmulder, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d MANONMANIAM SUNDARANAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cyprinid fishes; Feeding habits; Habitat use; Microdistribution; Niche segregation; River Kallar; Stream pools

Indexed keywords

FEEDING GUILD; FISH COMMUNITY; HABITAT PARTITIONING; NICHE SEPARATION; STREAM;

INDIA, KALLAR RIVER;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; BARILIUS; BARILIUS BAKERI; CYPRINIDAE; DANIO AEQUIPINNATUS; DIPTERA; GARRA MULLYA; INVERTEBRATA; PISCES; PUNTIUS AMPHIBIUS; PUNTIUS FILAMENTOSUS; PUNTIUS MELANAMPYX; RASBORA DANICONIUS;

EID: 0031403574     PISSN: 0377015X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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