Prey vulnerability to a gape-size limited predator: Behavioural and morphological impacts on northern pike piscivory

Oikos

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 539-546

  Nilsson, P Anders ^a   Brönmark, Christer ^a  

^a Ecology Building   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAPE LIMITATION; HANDLING TIME; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY PREFERENCE; PREY SIZE;

ESOX LUCIUS;

EID: 0343415581     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2000.880310.x     Document Type: Article

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