Behavioural interactions and microhabitat use of stream-dwelling sticklebacks Gasterosteus aculateus and Pungitius pungitius in the laboratory and field

Folia Zoologica

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 275-286

  Copp, Gordon H ^a   Edmonds Brown, Veronica R ^a   Cottey, Rachel ^a  

^a Department of Environmental Science   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggressive behaviours; Artificial stream; Competition; Resource partitioning

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; HABITAT USE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MICROHABITAT;

EID: 0032468046     PISSN: 01397893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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