Functional response and switching behavior of young-of-the-year piscivorous bluefish

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 245, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 25-41

  Buckel, Jeffrey A ^a   Stoner, Allan W ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Density dependent; Functional response; Morone saxatilis; Pomatomus saltatrix; Seagrass; Switching

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; PISCIVORE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTUARY; FEEDING; FISH; METAMORPHOSIS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; VEGETATION;

UNITED STATES;

MORONE SAXATILIS; POMATOMUS SALTATRIX;

EID: 0034160009     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(99)00155-0     Document Type: Article

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