Diet of anguilloid larvae: Leptocephali feed selectively on larvacean houses and fecal pellets

Marine Biology

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 447-452

  Mochioka, N ^a   Iwamizu, M ^a,b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Ministry of Land Infrastructure and Transport   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; EEL; FEEDING BEHAVIOUR; FISH LARVA; FISH LARVAE; GUT CONTENTS; SPECIALIZATION;

CONGRIDAE; MURAENESOCIDAE; MURAENIDAE; NETTASTOMATIDAE; OPHICHTHIDAE;

EID: 0029660430     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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