Predator-induced resource heterogeneity in a stream food web

Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 2279-2290

  McIntosh, Angus R ^a,b   Peckarsky, Barbara L ^a,c   Taylor, Brad W ^a,d  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Grazers; Mayflies; Morisita index; Predator prey interactions; Resource heterogeneity; Streams; Trout chemical cues

Indexed keywords

FISH; FOOD WEB; HETEROGENEITY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; STREAM;

ALGAE; BAETIS; EPHEMEROPTERA; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 8144229331     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-0196     Document Type: Article

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