The diets of the chaetognaths Sagitta enflata, S. serratodentata atlantica and S. bipunctata at different seasons in Eastern Mediterranean coastal waters

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 837-846

  Kehayias, G ^a   Lykakis, J ^a   Fragopoulu, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

diets; Eastern Mediterranean; feeding habits; Sagitta bipunctata; Sagitta enflata; Sagitta serratodentata atlantica

Indexed keywords

SAGITTA BIPUNCTATA; SAGITTA ENFLATA; SAGITTA SERRATODENTATA; CHAETOGNATHA; CLAUSOCALANUS; CLAUSOCALANUS FURCATUS; COPEPODA; CORYCAEUS; ONCAEA; SAGITTA SERRATODENTATA ATLANTICA;

ARROW WORM; DIET; GUT CONTENT; PREDATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA, KISAMOS GULF;

EID: 0030251272     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1996.0105     Document Type: Article

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