Asymmetry in mutual predation: Possible reason for the replacement of native gammarids by invasives

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 473-481

  Kinzler, Werner ^a   Maier, Gerhard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b Department of Medicine I   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ecological impact; Invasions; Invasive gammarids; Mutual predation; Native gammarids

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; INTRAGUILD PREDATION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES;

AMPHIPODA; DIKEROGAMMARUS VILLOSUS; ECHINOGAMMARUS ISCHNUS; GAMMARIDAE; GAMMARUS FOSSARUM; GAMMARUS ROESELI;

EID: 0043235680     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-9136/2003/0157-0473     Document Type: Article

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