Dietary analysis of sympatric arctic char and brown trout in lough muckross, South-Western Ireland

Biology and Environment

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-41

  Power, M ^a   Igoe, F ^b   Neylon, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b Irish Char Conservation Group   (Ireland)

^c Ardnaree House   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SALMO TRUTTA; SALVELINUS ALPINUS;

EID: 34548096188     PISSN: 07917945     EISSN: 2009003X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3318/BIOE.2007.107.1.31     Document Type: Article

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