Trophic Shift in the Japanese Anchovy Engraulis japonicus in its Early Life History Stages as Detected by Stable Isotope Ratios in Sagami Bay, Central Japan

Fisheries Science

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 403-410

  Lindsay, Dhugal J ^a   Minagawa, Masao ^b   Mitani, Isamu ^c   Kawaguchi, Kouichi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Kanagawa Prefectural Fisheries Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japanese anchovy; Japanese sardine; Ontogenetic variation; Predators; Seasonal variation; Stable carbon isotopes; Stable nitrogen isotopes; Trophic position

Indexed keywords

ANCHOA; ENGRAULIS JAPONICUS; SARDINOPS;

EID: 0000117223     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2331/fishsci.64.403     Document Type: Article

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