Phenotypically similar but ecologically distinct: Differences in competitive ability and predation risk among amphipods

Oikos

Volumn 122, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1429-1440

  Cothran, Rickey D ^a   Henderson, Kate A ^a   Schmidenberg, David ^a   Relyea, Rick A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; COEXISTENCE; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; CRYPSIS; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; NICHE OVERLAP; PHENOTYPE; PREDATION RISK;

AMPHIPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84890857263     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2013.00294.x     Document Type: Article

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