Diet of longfinned eels, Anguilla dieffenbachii, in Lake Rotoiti, Nelson Lakes, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 365-369

  Jellyman, D J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anguilla dieffenbachii; Diet; Longfinned eels; Trout predation

Indexed keywords

DIET; LONGFINNED EEL;

NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND, NELSON LAKES NATIONAL PARK, LAKE ROTOITI;

ANGUILLA DEIFFENBACHII; GOBIOMORPHUS BREVICEPS; PROCORDULIA GRAYI; SALMO TRUTTA; ANGUILLA DIEFFENBACHII;

EID: 0029661093     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.1996.9516723     Document Type: Article

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