Intrapopulation niche partitioning in a generalist predator limits food web connectivity

Ecology

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2263-2274

  Quevedo, Mario ^a,b   Svanbäck, Richard ^a   Eklöav, Peter ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Eurasian perch; Food webs; Habitat coupling; Individual specialization; Niche partitioning; Perca fluviatilis; Stable isotopes; Trophic polymorphism

Indexed keywords

FISH; FOOD WEB; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GENERALIST; INTRAPOPULATION VARIATION; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; NICHE PARTITIONING; POLYMORPHISM; PREDATOR; RESOURCE USE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FOOD CHAIN; LIVER; METABOLISM; PERCH; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; FOOD CHAIN; LIVER; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERCHES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

EURASIA;

PERCA FLUVIATILIS;

EID: 68149153241     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/07-1580.1     Document Type: Article

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