Food consumption of yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares, in Sri Lankan waters

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 101-107

  Maldeniya, Rekha ^a  

^a National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency Colombo   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Coastal environment; Daily diet; Fish; Food composition; Scombrid

Indexed keywords

THUNNUS ALBACARES; AUXIS;

COASTAL ZONE; DIET; FISH SIZE; FOOD CONSUMPTION; PREY; YELLOWFIN TUNA;

SRI LANKA;

EID: 0029669504     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00002384     Document Type: Article

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