Asymmetric competition, body size, and foraging tactics: Testing the ideal free distribution in two competing fish species

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 929-942

  Berec, Michal ^a   Křivan, Vlastimil ^b   Berec, Luděk ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Allopatric species; Asymmetric competition; Body size; Habitat preference; Ideal free distribution; Interference

Indexed keywords

CYPRINIFORMES; DANIO; DANIO AEQUIPINNATUS; PHOXINUS PHOXINUS; TANICHTHYS ALBONUBES;

EID: 33746536660     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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