Niche diversity in crustacean cryptic species: Complementarity in spatial distribution and predation risk

Oecologia

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 175-183

  Wellborn, Gary A ^a   Cothran, Rickey D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphipoda; Coexistence; Cryptic species; Hyalella; Niche

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CRUSTACEAN; CRYPSIS; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; NICHE; PERCIFORM; PHENOTYPE; PREDATION RISK; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; PERCIFORMES; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

AMPHIPODA; CRUSTACEA; HYALELLA; LEPOMIS;

EID: 35348881142     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-007-0816-x     Document Type: Article

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