A temperature-dependent growth model for the three-spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1815-1827

  Lefebure R ^a   Larsson, S ^a   Bystrom P ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Food type; Growth rate; Optimum temperature; Seasonal effects

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DIET; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; SEASON; SMEGMAMORPHA; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; DIET; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SEASONS; SMEGMAMORPHA; TEMPERATURE;

GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 83055184291     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03121.x     Document Type: Article

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