Morphological variation of perch Perca fluviatilis in humic lakes: The effect of predator density, competition and prey abundance

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 787-799

  Kekalainen J ^a,b   Kahkonen J ^a   Kiviniemi, V ^a   Huuskonen, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Morphology; Population; Predation; Resource availability

Indexed keywords

CYPRINIDAE; PERCA FLUVIATILIS;

EID: 77951662108     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02475.x     Document Type: Article

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