Density and temperature dependent feeding rates in an established and an alien freshwater gammarid fed on chironomid larvae

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 123-128

  Maier, Gerhard ^a,b   Kley, Axel ^a   Schank, Yasmin ^c   Maier, Monika ^b   Mayer, Gerd ^a   Waloszek, Dieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b Bureau of Aquatic Ecology   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WEIHENSTEPHAN TRIESDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carnivory; Consumption rates; Dikerogammarus villosus; Gammarus roeselii; Prey density; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; FLY; FRESHWATER; INSECTIVORY; LARVA; PREDATION; TEMPERATURE;

CHIRONOMIDAE; DIKEROGAMMARUS VILLOSUS; GAMMARIDAE; GAMMARUS;

EID: 79951660133     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3274/JL11-70-1-14     Document Type: Article

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