Species-specific responses of planktivorous fish to the introduction of a new piscivore: Implications for prey fitness

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1793-1806

  Hölker, Franz ^a,b   Dörner, Hendrik ^a,b   Schulze, Torsten ^a,d   Haertel Borer, Susanne S ^a,c,e   Peacor, Scott D ^f,g   Mehner, Thomas ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^e SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^f MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g NOAA GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fixed behaviour; Habitat preference; Multiple predator; Multiple prey; Phenotypic plasticity

Indexed keywords

ESOX LUCIUS; PERCA FLUVIATILIS; RUTILUS RUTILUS; SANDER LUCIOPERCA; SCARDINIUS ERYTHROPHTHALMUS;

EID: 34547806045     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01810.x     Document Type: Article

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