Pikeperch Sander lucioperca trapped between niches: Foraging performance and prey selection in a piscivore on a planktivore diet

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 793-808

  Persson, A ^a   Bronmark C ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chaoborus; Daphnia; Ontogenetic niche shift; Prey choice; YOY

Indexed keywords

CHAOBORUS; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; SANDER LUCIOPERCA;

EID: 51749110891     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.01956.x     Document Type: Article

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