Water temperature, light intensity and zooplankton density and the feeding activity of juvenile brook charr (Salvelinus fontinalis)

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2153-2162

  Marchand, F ^a   Magnan, P ^a   Boisclair, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attack rate; Feeding activity; Functional response; Swimming characteristics; Zooplanktivorous fish

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; LIGHT INTENSITY; WATER TEMPERATURE; ZOOPLANKTON;

FONTINALIS; SALVELINUS; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 0036829507     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2002.00961.x     Document Type: Article

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