The diet and trophic positions of translocated, sympatric populations of Cherax destructor and Cherax cainii in the Hutt River, Western Australia: Evidence of resource overlap

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 825-835

  Beatty, Stephen J ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Competition; Functional omnivores; Keystone species; Multiple stable isotope analyses; Trophic predators

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CRUSTACEAN; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PREDATOR;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; HUTT RIVER; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; ASTACOIDEA; CHERAX CAINII; CHERAX DESTRUCTOR; GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI;

EID: 33845342140     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF05221     Document Type: Article

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