Flow preferences of individual blacknose dace (Rhinichthys atratulus); influence of swimming ability and environmental history

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 407-414

  Williamson, Nicole E ^a   Cech Jr , Joseph J ^a,b   Nelson, Jay A ^a  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blacknose dace; Flow velocity selection; Intraspecific behavioral plasticity; Population differences; Swimming ability

Indexed keywords

CYPRINID; FLOW VELOCITY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; LOTIC ENVIRONMENT; PREY AVAILABILITY; SWIMMING;

ANIMALIA; RHINICHTHYS ATRATULUS;

EID: 84867100035     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-012-0014-5     Document Type: Article

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