Prey selection of subyearling atlantic salmon and rainbow trout coexisting in a natural stream

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 591-607

  Coghlan, Stephen M ^a   Cain, Gerrit R ^a   Ringler, Neil H ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COEVOLUTION; COEXISTENCE; DIETARY OVERLAP; GENERALIST; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; NICHE PARTITIONING; PREY SELECTION; SALMONID; STREAMWATER;

BAETIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; EPHEMEROPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMO SALAR; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 36849009241     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2007.9664820     Document Type: Article

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