Feeding patterns and population structure of an invasive cyprinid, the rudd Scardinius erythrophthalmus (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae), in Buffalo Harbor (Lake Erie) and the upper Niagara River

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 693, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 169-181

  Kapuscinski, Kevin L ^a   Farrell, John M ^a   Wilkinson, Michael A ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Feeding ecology; Growth; Herbivory; Invasive species; Rudd

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGA; CYPRINID; DIET; FEEDING ECOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INVASIVE SPECIES; MACROPHYTE; OMNIVORY; RANGE EXPANSION; SPAWNING;

BUFFALO; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NIAGARA RIVER; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINIFORMES; SCARDINIUS; SCARDINIUS ERYTHROPHTHALMUS;

EID: 84864322166     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-012-1106-0     Document Type: Article

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