Consumer interaction strength may limit the diversifying effect of intraspecific competition: A test in alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus)

American Naturalist

Volumn 181, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 815-826

  Jones, Andrew W ^a   Post, David M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alewife; Individual specialization; Interaction strength; Intraspecific competition; Niche width; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

DIET; FIELD METHOD; FISH; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MESOCOSM; NICHE; PREY CAPTURE; PREY SELECTION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SPECIALIZATION; WILD POPULATION;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; LAKE; POPULATION DENSITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISHES; LAKES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POPULATION DENSITY;

EID: 84877760771     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/670197     Document Type: Article

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