Competition between perch (Perca fluviatilis) and ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernuus): The advantage of turning night into day

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 287-297

  Schleuter, D ^a   Eckmann, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggression; Diel light cycle; Feeding behaviour; Mechanoreception; Visual predator

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH RATE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIGHT; PERCID; SENSORY SYSTEM;

GYMNOCEPHALUS CERNUUS; PERCA FLUVIATILIS;

EID: 33645079373     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2005.01495.x     Document Type: Article

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