Prey capture of pike Esox lucius larvae in turbid water

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2591-2596

  Salonen, M ^a,b   Engstrom Ost J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NOVIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

Author keywords

Algae induced turbidity; Baltic Sea; Cladoceran; Copepod; Predator prey interaction

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

ALGA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ESOCIDAE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LARVA; PHOTOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION;

ALGAE; ANIMALS; ESOCIDAE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LARVA; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SEAWATER;

ALGAE; CALANOIDA; COPEPODA; CYCLOPOIDA; DAPHNIA LONGISPINA; ESOX LUCIUS;

EID: 77954734486     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02647.x     Document Type: Article

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