Zebra mussels affect benthic predator foraging success and habitat choice on soft sediments

Oecologia

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 164-170

  Beekey, M A ^a,c   McCabe, D J ^b,c   Marsden, J E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b SAINT MICHAEL'S COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Rubenstein Ecosystem Sci Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; HABITAT SELECTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIVALVE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRAYFISH; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ASTACOIDEA; BIVALVIA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISHES; FRESH WATER; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; VERMONT;

AMEIURUS NEBULOSUS; ASTACOIDEA; COTTUS; COTTUS COGNATUS; COTTUS GOBIO; DREISSENA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; INVERTEBRATA; ORCONECTES; ORCONECTES PROPINQUUS; PERCINA; PERCINA CAPRODES; PISCES;

EID: 4944239069     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-004-1632-1     Document Type: Article

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