Morphology dependent foraging efficiency in perch: A trade-off for ecological specialization?

Oikos

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 273-284

  Svanbäck, Richard ^a,b   Eklöv, Peter ^a,b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; GROWTH RATE; MORPHOLOGY; PERCID; SPECIALIST; TRADE-OFF;

CHAOBORIDAE; CHAOBORUS; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA SP.; DIPTERA; EPHEMEROPTERA; PERCIDAE;

EID: 19244373549     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2003.12657.x     Document Type: Article

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