Aggressive and foraging behavioral interactions among ruffe

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 337-345

  Savino, Jacqueline F ^a   Kostich, Melissa J ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agonistic; Competition; Gymnocephalus cernuus; Predator; Prey

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PERCID;

NORTH AMERICA;

GYMNOCEPHALUS CERNUUS;

EID: 0034050981     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007523307404     Document Type: Article

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