Ontogenetic changes in the diet of the black-stripe minnow Galaxiella nigrostriata (Shipway, 1953) (Galaxiidae) and the salamanderfish Lepidogalaxias salamandroides (Mees, 1961) (Lepidogalaxiidae)

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 151-158

  Gill, H S ^a   Morgan, D L ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aestivation; Larvae; Resource partitioning; South western Australia

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DIET; EPHEMERAL POOL; FISH; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION;

AUSTRALIA;

GALAXIELLA; GALAXIELLA NIGROSTRIATA; GALAXIIDAE; LEPIDOGALAXIAS SALAMANDROIDES; LEPIDOGALAXIIDAE; PHOXINUS PHOXINUS;

EID: 0038685790     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0633.2003.00012.x     Document Type: Article

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