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Heterogeneity in prey distribution allows for higher food intake in planktivorous fish, particularly when hot

When prey are scarce, planktivorous fish and other predators feeding on tiny prey should forage within prey-rich patches to attain a net food intake above the ambient mean food concentrations. If they can indeed locate prey-rich patches efficiently, then a patchy distribution of planktonic prey shou...

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Autores principales: Gliwicz, Z. Maciej, Maszczyk, Piotr
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4723635/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26558624
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00442-015-3485-1