Weak cross-species relationships between body size and trophic level belie powerful size-based trophic structuring in fish communities

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 934-944

  Jennings, Simon ^a   Pinnegar, John K ^a   Polunin, Nicholas V C ^b   Boon, Trevor W ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allometry; Body size; Food web; Life history; Phylogeny; Trophic level

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BODY SIZE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENERGY FLUX; ICHTHYOFAUNA; TROPHIC LEVEL;

PISCES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035653387     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0021-8790.2001.00552.x     Document Type: Article

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