The ontogeny of piscivory and its ecological consequences

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1454-1465

  Mittelbach, Gary G ^a   Persson, Lennart ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; ONTOGENY; PISCIVORY; PREY SIZE;

EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0031763863     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f98-041     Document Type: Article

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