Trophic polymorphism and behavioral differences decrease intraspecific competition in a cichlid, Herichthys minckleyi

Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1441-1446

  Swanson, Brook O ^a   Gibb, Alice C ^a   Marks, Jane C ^a   Hendrickson, Dean A ^b  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cichlid; Competition; Ecological speciation; Feeding behavior; Herichthys minckleyi; Intraspecific variation; Polymorphism; Resource partitioning

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FITNESS; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; NICHE PARTITIONING; POLYMORPHISM; RESOURCE USE;

CICHLIDAE; HERICHTHYS MINCKLEYI; PISCES;

EID: 0345447122     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/02-0353     Document Type: Article

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