Intraspecific competition and density dependence of food consumption and growth in Arctic charr

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 149-158

  Amundsen, Per Arne ^a   Knudsen, Rune ^a   Klemetsen, Anders ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Competitive interactions; Feeding; Freshwater fish; Population abundance; Resource limitation

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD LIMITATION; GROWTH RATE; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION DENSITY; SALMONID; SUBARCTIC REGION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; TROUT;

ANIMALS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; POPULATION DENSITY; TROUT;

ARCTIC;

SALVELINUS ALPINUS; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 33845900959     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01179.x     Document Type: Article

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