The effect of crayfish predation on phenotypic and life-history variation in fathead minnows

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 917-921

  Kusch, R C ^a   Chivers, D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ECOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EMBRYOS; HATCHING TIME; LIFE-HISTORY STAGES; PREDATION RISKS;

FISHERIES;

CHEMICAL CUE; CRAYFISH; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FISH; LIFE HISTORY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ASTACOIDEA; CAMBARIDAE; CYPRINIFORMES; ORCONECTES; ORCONECTES VIRILIS; PHOXINUS PHOXINUS; PIMEPHALES; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; PISCES;

EID: 6344252919     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z04-066     Document Type: Article

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