Cannibalism and competition in Eurasian perch: Population dynamics of an ontogenetic omnivore

Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1058-1071

  Persson, Lennart ^a   Byström, Pär ^a   Wahlström, Eva ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cannibalism; Competition; Energy gain; Growth trajectories; Habitat Selection; Perca fluviatilis; Perch fecundity; Size structure; Starvation

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; COHORT ANALYSIS; HABITAT USE; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; PERCID; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY;

PERCA FLUVIATILIS; PERCIDAE;

EID: 0033923234     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[1058:CACIEP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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