Ontogenetic variation in density-dependent growth of brown trout through habitat competition

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 530-540

  Parra, Irene ^a   Almodóvar, Ana ^a   Ayllón, Daniel ^a   Nicola, Graciela G ^b   Elvira, Benigno ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Life history; Physical habitat simulation; Population dynamics; Salmonids

Indexed keywords

PISCES; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 79551661699     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2010.02520.x     Document Type: Article

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