Linking patch-use behavior, resource density, and growth expectations in fish

Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1953-1959

  Persson, Anders ^a   Stenberg, Marika ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Benthic invertebrates; Bream, Abramis brama; Fish growth; Giving up density; Lakes, southern Sweden; Optimality theory; Patch use behavior; Resource density

Indexed keywords

BENTHIVORY; FISH; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; OPTIMIZATION; PATCH USE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

ABRAMIS BRAMA; HYPEROGLYPHE POROSA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33747043353     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 00129658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[1953:LPBRDA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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