Selective predation by fish: A further reason for the decline of native gammarids in the presence of invasives?

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-34

  Kinzler, Werner ^a   Maier, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activity; Fish predation; Invasive native gammarids; Substrate; Substrate affinity

Indexed keywords

INVASIVE SPECIES; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SALMONID;

DIKEROGAMMARUS VILLOSUS; ECHINOGAMMARUS ISCHNUS; GAMMARIDAE; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS FOSSARUM; GAMMARUS PULEX; GAMMARUS ROESELI; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 33746406747     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2006.27     Document Type: Article

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