Aggregation in juvenile pike (Esox lucius): Interactions between habitat and density in early winter

Functional Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 794-799

  Hawkins, L A ^a   Armstrong, J D ^b   Magurran, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competitive exclusion; Dominance; Grouping; Ideal despotic distribution; Intimidation

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; FISH; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; JUVENILE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ESOX LUCIUS;

EID: 33748978460     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2005.01039.x     Document Type: Article

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