Seasonal changes and selectivity in the diet of brown trout in the river nera (central Italy)

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 437-444

  Fochetti, Romolo ^a   Amici, Irene ^b   Argano, Roberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOOD SELECTION; SALMONID; SEASONAL VARIATION; ZOOBENTHOS;

ITALY; NERA RIVER;

BAETIDAE; BAETIS; BRACHYCENTRIDAE; CEPHALOTES; CHIRONOMIDAE; DINOCRAS CEPHALOTES; DIPTERA; EPHEMERELLIDAE; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEPTAGENIIDAE; HYDROPSYCHE; HYDROPSYCHIDAE; LEPIDOSTOMA; MICRASEMA; PERLIDAE; PLECOPTERA; RHITHROGENA; RHITHROGENA SEMICOLORATA; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE; SERRATELLA; SERRATELLA IGNITA; TRICHOPTERA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0242339388     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2003.9663979     Document Type: Article

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