Distinguishing trophic and habitat partitioning among sympatric populations of the estuarine fish Osmerus mordax Mitchill

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1601-1623

  Lecomte, F ^a   Dodson, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diet; Habitat segregation; Morphological differentiation; Resource partitioning; Sympatric populations

Indexed keywords

DIET; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FISH; NICHE OVERLAP; NICHE PARTITIONING;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SAINT LAWRENCE ESTUARY; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

OSMERUS MORDAX;

EID: 20644455331     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2005.00702.x     Document Type: Article

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