Intraspecific variation in the consumption of exotic prey - A mechanism that increases biotic resistance against invasive species?

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2315-2319

  Carlsson, Nils O L ^a   Strayer, David L ^b  

^a Länsstyrelsen I Skåne Län   (Sweden)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotic resistance; Exotic species; Native predators; Predator adaptation; Predator prey

Indexed keywords

AMBLOPLITES; AMBLOPLITES RUPESTRIS; DREISSENA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; LEPOMIS AURITUS; LEPOMIS GIBBOSUS;

EID: 70349871305     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2009.02263.x     Document Type: Article

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