Quantifying resource partitioning in centrarchids with stable isotope analysis

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 1038-1044

  Paterson, Gordon ^a   Drouillard, Kenneth G ^a   Haffner, G Douglas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b Chaires de recherche du Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; ICHTHYOFAUNA; NICHE PARTITIONING; STABLE ISOTOPE; STOMACH CONTENT;

AMBLOPLITES RUPESTRIS; ASTACOIDEA; CENTRARCHIDAE; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINIFORMES; INVERTEBRATA; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS;

EID: 33645075441     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2006.51.2.1038     Document Type: Article

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