Stoichiometry of nutrient excretion by fish: Interspecific variation in a hypereutrophic lake

Oikos

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 259-270

  Torres, Lisette E ^a   Vanni, Michael J ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BODY SIZE; DETRITIVORY; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; EXCRETION; FISH; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN CYCLE; PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; STOICHIOMETRY;

AVES; DOROSOMATINAE; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS; PISCES;

EID: 33846451370     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2007.15268.x     Document Type: Article

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