Interspecific competition between stream-dwelling brown trout and Alpine bullhead

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1312-1325

  Holmen, J ^a   Olsen, E M ^a   Vollestad L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Allopatry; Alpine bullhead; Brown trout; Competition; Diet; Sympatry

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; BENTHOS; DIET; FISH; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; SYMPATRY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

COTTUS; COTTUS GOBIO; COTTUS POECILOPUS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; SALMO; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 2342569574     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00112.x     Document Type: Article

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