Predicting and testing resource partitioning in a tropical fish assemblage of zooplanktivorous 'barbs': An ecomorphological approach

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1356-1378

  Dejen, E ^a,c   Vijverberg, J ^b   De Graaf, M ^a,d   Sibbing, F A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^c Amhara Region Agricultural Research Institute   (Ethiopia)

^d WA Fisheries and Marine Research Laboratories Biodiversity and Biosecurity Branch North Beach   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barbus; Cyprinids; Morphometrics; Niche segregation; Pelagic fisheries; Potential niche

Indexed keywords

ECOMORPHOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; FOOD WEB; MORPHOMETRY; NICHE PARTITIONING; ZOOPLANKTON;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; LAKE TANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BARBUS; BARBUS HUMILIS; BARBUS TANAPELAGIUS; BOSMINA SP.; COPEPODA; CYCLOPOIDA; CYPRINIDAE; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA SP.; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33750580709     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01197.x     Document Type: Article

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