Influence of prey availability on the distribution of dusky kob Argyrosomus japonicus (Sciaenidae) in the Great Fish River estuary, with notes on the diet of early juveniles from three other estuarine systems

South African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn , Issue 18, 1997, Pages 137-145

  Griffiths, M H ^a,b  

^a MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; ESTUARY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

DIET; ESTUARY; FISH; JUVENILE; PREY AVAILABILITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE; GREAT FISH RIVER; SOUTH AFRICA;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; ARGYROSOMUS JAPONICUS; CLUPEA HARENGUS; COPEPODA; DECAPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ETRUMEUS TERES; GILCHRISTELLA AESTUARIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; KOBUS KOB; MACROPETASMA AFRICANA; MUGILIDAE; MYSIDACEA; MYSIDAE; PERCIFORMES; RHABDOSARGUS; RHABDOSARGUS HOLUBI; SCIAENIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0031389959     PISSN: 02577615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/025776197784161153     Document Type: Article

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