Body size, not other morphological traits, characterizes cascading effects in fish assemblage composition following commercial netting

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2802-2810

  Layman, C A ^a   Langerhans, R B ^b   Winemiller, K O ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FOOD WEB; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MORPHOLOGY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

PISCES;

EID: 32644431650     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f05-183     Document Type: Article

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