Diel feeding habits of juveniles of Mullus surmuletus (Linneo, 1758) in the lagoon of the Stagnone di Marsala (Western Sicily, Italy)

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 143-148

  Mazzola, A ^a   Lopiano, L ^a   La Rosa, T ^a   Sara G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Department of Animal Biology ^*  (Italy)

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EID: 0005697636     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0426.1999.00135.x     Document Type: Article

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