Density dependent growth and size specific competitive interactions in young fish

Oikos

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 217-232

  Byström, Pär ^a   García Berthou, Emili ^a,b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; DENSITY DEPENDENCE;

ANIMALIA; PERCA FLUVIATILIS; RUTILUS RUTILUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 18744424411     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546440     Document Type: Article

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