Diet of brown trout in relation to variation in abundance and size of pelagic fish prey

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 87-98

  Hyvarinen P ^a   Huusko, A ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Brown trout; Prey selection; Smelt; Vendace

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DIET; PREY SELECTION; PREY SIZE; SALMONID;

COREGONUS ALBULA; OSMERUS EPERLANUS; SALMO TRUTTA;

EID: 33645242829     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2006.00879.x     Document Type: Article

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