Habitat use and feeding behaviour in two closely related fish species, the three-spined and nine-spined stickleback: An experimental analysis

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 777-783

  Hart, Paul J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Character displacement; Competition; Niche differentiation

Indexed keywords

CHARACTER DISPLACEMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT USE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS; PUNGITIUS PUNGITIUS;

EID: 0042697445     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2003.00747.x     Document Type: Article

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