A new approach to graphical analysis of feeding strategy from stomach contents data - Modification of the Costello (1990) method

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 607-614

  Amundsen, P A ^a   Gabler, H M ^a   Staldvik, F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Diet analysis; Feeding strategy; Graphical method; Niche width components; Prey importance

Indexed keywords

COSTELLO METHOD; FEEDING STRATEGY; STOMACH CONTENT;

EID: 0030474923     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1996.tb01455.x     Document Type: Article

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