Effects of turbidity, light level and prey concentration on feeding of juvenile weakfish Cynoscion regalis

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 131, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 11-16

  Grecay, Paul A ^a,b   Targett, Timothy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b SALISBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Estuaries; Feeding efficiency; Fish; Light; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

CYNOSCION REGALIS; MYSIDACEA; NEOMYSIS AMERICANA;

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; FEEDING BEHAVIOUR; JUVENILES; LIGHT LEVEL; PREY CONCENTRATION; TURBIDITY; WEAKFISH;

EID: 0029667767     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps131011     Document Type: Article

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