Is the shape of the density-growth relationship for stream salmonids evidence for exploitative rather than interference competition?

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 135-138

  Ward, D M ^a   Nislow, K H ^b   Armstrong, J D ^c   Einum, S ^d   Folt, C L ^a  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Intraspecific competition; Site dependent; Territorial competition

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GROWTH CURVE; HABITAT QUALITY; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; SALMONID; SCRAMBLE COMPETITION; SPACE USE; STREAM;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; REVIEW; RIVER; SALMONID;

ANIMALS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; RIVERS; SALMONIDAE;

ANIMALIA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 33845898726     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01169.x     Document Type: Review

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