Differences in feeding selectivity and efficiency between young-of-the-year European perch (Perca fluviatilis) and roach (Rutilus rutilus) - field observations and laboratory experiments on the importance of prey movement apparency vs. evasiveness

Biologia

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 786-794

  Peterka, Jiří ^a,b   Matěna, Josef ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cyclopidae; Daphnia; Diaptomidae; Foraging ecology; Juvenile fish; Movement pattern apparency

Indexed keywords

BOSMINIDAE; CALANOIDA; CLADOCERA; COPEPODA; CRUSTACEA; CYCLOPIDAE; CYCLOPOIDA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA SP.; DIAPTOMIDAE; LEPTODORA KINDTII; PERCA FLUVIATILIS; ROTIFERA; RUTILUS RUTILUS;

EID: 70349756825     PISSN: 00063088     EISSN: 13369563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11756-009-0133-4     Document Type: Article

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