Re-examining the importance of fish in the diets of stream-dwelling crayfishes: Implications for food web analyses and conservation

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 280-293

  Taylor, Christopher A ^a   Soucek, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARNIVORE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CRAYFISH; DIET; FISH; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD WEB; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; OMNIVORY; ORGANIC MATTER; STABLE ISOTOPE; STOMACH CONTENT; STREAM; TROPHIC LEVEL;

MIDWEST; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; ASTACOIDEA; INVERTEBRATA; ORCONECTES PROPINQUUS; PISCES;

EID: 77949527789     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031-163.2.280     Document Type: Article

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