Competition for food between Eurasian perch (Perca fluviatilis L.) and ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernuus [L.]) over different substrate types

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 236-244

  Dieterich, A ^a   Baumgartner D ^a   Eckmann, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Food supply; Interference competition; Perch; Ruffe; Substrate type

Indexed keywords

FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD SUPPLY; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; PERCIFORM; SUBSTRATE PREFERENCE;

GYMNOCEPHALUS; GYMNOCEPHALUS CERNUUS; PERCA; PERCA FLUVIATILIS;

EID: 10244264750     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2004.00059.x     Document Type: Article

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