The effects of size asymmetries and habitat diversity on interspecific interactions in juvenile salmonids (Oncorhynchus sp.)

Sympatric coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and steelhead trout (O. mykiss) fry tend to occupy pools and riffles, respectively, in coastal streams in northwestern North America. Coho fry emerge earlier, are larger, competitively dominant, and displace steelhead from deep low-velocity pools into...

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Main Author: Young, Kyle Accipiter
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/13846