Habitat use by crayfish in stream pools: Influence of predators, depth and body size

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 75-83

  Englund, Göran ^a,b   Krupa, James J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body size; Crayfish; Depth; Habitat use; Multiple predators

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DEPTH; HABITAT USE; PREDATION;

LEPOMIS CYCTUELLUS; SEMOTILUS ATROMACULATUS;

EID: 0033958963     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2000.00524.x     Document Type: Article

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