Behavioural variation in juvenile Arctic charr in relation to body size

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1326-1338

  Benhaim, D ^a   Skulason S ^b   Hansen, B R ^b  

^a LERMA EA3202   (France)

^b Holar College   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Exogenous feeding; Foraging; Juveniles; Mobility; Salvelinus alpinus

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BODY SIZE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; JUVENILE; SALMONID;

ARCTIC; ICELAND;

SALVELINUS; SALVELINUS ALPINUS; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 2342472592     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00114.x     Document Type: Article

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