Integrating stomach content and stable isotope analyses to elucidate the feeding habits of non-native sharptooth catfish Clarias gariepinus

Biological Invasions

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 779-795

  Kadye, Wilbert T ^a   Booth, Anthony J ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Catfish diet; Isotope mixing models; Omnivory; Ontogenetic shift

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DOMINANCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; HABITAT TYPE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; INVASIVE SPECIES; INVERTEBRATE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MACROPHYTE; NATIVE SPECIES; NUMERICAL MODEL; OMNIVORY; ONTOGENY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RISK FACTOR; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STABLE ISOTOPE;

EASTERN CAPE; GREAT FISH RIVER RESERVE; SOUTH AFRICA; SUNDAYS VALLEY;

CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; CYPRINIDAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84858798114     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-011-0116-6     Document Type: Article

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