Compensatory feeding of a stream detritivore alleviates the effects of poor food quality when enough food is supplied

Freshwater Science

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 134-141

  Flores, Lorea ^a   Larrañaga, Aitor ^a   Elosegi, Arturo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

body condition; compensatory feeding; consumption rate; growth rate; organic matter; stream invertebrate

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BODY CONDITION; COMPENSATION; DETRITIVORY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD WEB; GROWTH RATE; INVERTEBRATE; LIFE CYCLE; ORGANIC MATTER; STREAMWATER;

EID: 84896321562     PISSN: 21619549     EISSN: 21619565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/674578     Document Type: Article

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