Ontogenetic microhabitat shifts in the bullhead, Cottus gobio L., in a fast flowing stream

International Review of Hydrobiology

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 310-321

  Legalle, Milène ^a   Mastrorillo, Sylvain ^a   Santoul, Frédéric ^a   Céréghino, Régis ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Bullhead; Microhabitat; Ontogeny; Preference curves; Streams; Weighted Usable Area

Indexed keywords

FISH; HABITAT USE; MICROHABITAT; ONTOGENY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

COTTUS GOBIO;

EID: 21244434392     PISSN: 14342944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iroh.200410781     Document Type: Article

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