Negative effects of increasing group size on foraging in two estuarine piscivores

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 307, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 183-196

  Buckel, Jeffrey A ^a   Stoner, Allan W ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Density dependent; Group size; Morone saxatilis; Piscivory; Pomatomus saltatrix; Predator prey interactions

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; GROUP SIZE; INGESTION RATE; PISCIVORE; PREDATOR; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FUNDULUS; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; MORONE; MORONE SAXATILIS; POMATOMUS; POMATOMUS SALTATRIX;

EID: 3042805604     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2004.02.003     Document Type: Article

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