Influence of the population density and the amount of food on Chironomus plumosus (L.) and Tubificidae. Laboratory experiments

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-53

  Kajak, Zdzisław ^a   Prus, Paweł ^b  

^a POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b Fisheries Institute in Olsztyn   (Poland)

Author keywords

Benthic communities; Chironomus; Density dependence; Feeding behaviour; Interspecific interactions; Tubificidae

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; ZOOBENTHOS;

ANNELIDA; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS PLUMOSUS; DIPTERA; TUBIFICIDAE;

EID: 1642411153     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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