Foraging behavior, morphology, and life history variation determine the ontogeny of piscivory in two closely related predators

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2010-2020

  Graeb, Brian D S ^a,b   Galarowicz, Tracy ^a,c   Wahl, David H ^a   Dettmers, John M ^a   Simpson, Mathew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LIFE HISTORY; MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY; PISCIVORY;

INVERTEBRATA; PERCA FLAVESCENS; PISCES; SANDER VITREUS; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 29144477656     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f05-112     Document Type: Article

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