Effect of prey size on the estimation of behavioral visual resolution of bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2502-2508

  Walton, William E ^a   Emiley, Jamie A ^b   Hairston Jr , Nelson G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOUR; PREY SIZE; VISUAL RESOLUTION;

DAPHNIA PULICARIA; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS;

EID: 0031411721     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f97-164     Document Type: Article

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