Differential physico-chemical tolerances and intraguild predation among native and invasive amphipods (Crustacea); A field study

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 165-179

  MacNeil, Calum ^a   Bigsby, Ewan ^b   Dick, Jaimie T A ^a   Hatcher, Melanie J ^c   Dunn, Alison M ^c  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioassay tubes; Gammarus; Intraguild predation; Lough Neagh

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INTRAGUILD PREDATION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOLERANCE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

AMPHIPODA; CRUSTACEA; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS DUEBENI; GAMMARUS TIGRINUS;

EID: 0037274661     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-9136/2003/0156-0165     Document Type: Article

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