Trophic structure of a landlocked Arctic char Salvelinus alpinus population from southern Baffin Island, Canada

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-50

  Gallagher, C P ^a   Dick, T A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic char; Diet; Parasites; Stable isotopes; Trophic structure

Indexed keywords

CESTODA; COPEPODA; DIPHYLLOBOTHRIUM; INVERTEBRATA; SALVELINUS ALPINUS;

EID: 77950140916     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: 16000633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2009.00387.x     Document Type: Article

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