Ontogenetic changes in metabolism may determine diet shifts for a sit-and-wait predator

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 536-545

  Jackson, Angus C ^a,b   Rundle, Simon D ^a   Attrill, Martin J ^a   Cotton, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Common goby; Optimal foraging; Pomatoschistus microps; Prey choice

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DIETARY SHIFT; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; METABOLISM; ONTOGENY; PREDATOR; PREY SELECTION;

ANIMALIA; CALLOGOBIUS ATRATUS; GOBIIDAE; PISCES; POMATOSCHISTUS; POMATOSCHISTUS MICROPS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2342628611     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8790.2004.00831.x     Document Type: Article

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