Agonism and interference competition in freshwater decapods

Behaviour

Volumn 141, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1297-1324

  Gherardi, Francesca ^a   Cioni, Astra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Dominance; Freshwater decapods; Interference competition; Resources; Species replacements

Indexed keywords

ASTACOIDEA; AUSTROPOTAMOBIUS ITALICUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; POTAMON; PROCAMBARUS; PROCAMBARUS CLARKII;

EID: 13244252499     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568539042729702     Document Type: Article

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