Size-dependent microhabitat use and intraspecific competition in Cottus gobio

An electrofishing survey of daytime shelter microhabitat use of bullhead Cottus gobio in a southern English chalk stream revealed positive selection for moderate water velocity, vegetation cover and coarse substrata. Water depth, other forms of cover, shade and substratum embeddedness had no signifi...

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Main Authors: Davey, A.J.H (Author), Hawkins, S.J (Author), Turner, G.F (Author), Doncaster, C.P (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2005-08.
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