Effects of density on foraging success and aggression in age-structured groups of brown trout

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 709-715

  Kaspersson, Rasmus ^a   Höjesjö, Johan ^a   Pedersen, Stig ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

aggression; body colour; competition; defence; density; fish; foraging; intercohort; Salmo trutta; trout

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; AGGRESSION; BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; COLOR MORPH; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION DENSITY; SALMONID;

SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 76449092068     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.12.025     Document Type: Article

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