Egg cannibalism in river blennies: The role of natural prey availability

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1223-1232

  Vinyoles, D ^a   Cote I M ^b   De Sostoa, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blennius fluviatilis; Body condition; Lipophrys fluviatilis; Parental care

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; EGG PREDATION; MACROINVERTEBRATE; PERCID; PREY AVAILABILITY;

SALARIA FLUVIATILIS;

EID: 0342470421     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1999.1127     Document Type: Article

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