Diel and seasonal habitat and food segregation of three sympatric Coregonus lavaretus forms in a subarctic lake

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 418-434

  Kahilainen, K ^a   Malinen, T ^a   Tuomaala, A ^a   Lehtonen, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Diet; Echosounding; Habitat; Light; Vertical migration; Whitefish form

Indexed keywords

DIEL MIGRATION; HABITAT USE; LAKE; PREDATION RISK; SUBARCTIC REGION; SYMPATRY; VERTICAL MIGRATION;

COREGONUS; COREGONUS LAVARETUS; SALMO; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 1442266660     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2004.00307.x     Document Type: Article

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