Food resource variability in an Australian dryland river: Evidence from the diet of two generalist native fish species

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 137-144

  Sternberg, David ^a   Balcombe, Stephen ^a   Marshall, Jonathan ^b   Lobegeiger, Jaye ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b University of Melbourne   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dryland rivers; Generalist feeding behaviour; Murray Darling Basin; Stomach contents

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; DOMINANCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD QUALITY; GENERALIST; INSECT; NATIVE SPECIES; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; STOMACH CONTENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MOONIE RIVER; MURRAY-DARLING BASIN; QUEENSLAND;

ALGAE; CRUSTACEA; HEXAPODA; MACQUARIA AMBIGUA; NEMATALOSA EREBI;

EID: 39749161045     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF07125     Document Type: Article

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