Mechanisms of selectivity in a nocturnal fish: A lack of active prey choice

Oecologia

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 329-336

  Holzman, Roi ^a   Genin, Amatzia ^a  

^a The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Science Eilat   (Israel)

Author keywords

Active choice; Apparent size; Encounter rate; Reactive distance; Selectivity

Indexed keywords

ENCOUNTER RATE; FISH; PREY SELECTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; DARKNESS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; DARKNESS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PERCIFORMES; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANTHOZOA; APOGON ANNULARIS; PISCES;

EID: 27544439001     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-005-0205-2     Document Type: Article

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