Feeding patterns of school mackerel (Scomberomorus queenslandicus) and spotted mackerel (S. munroi) in Queensland east-coast waters

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 565-571

  Begg, Gavin A ^a,b   Hopper, Glen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fisheries; Management; Migrations; Niche; Overlap; Prey

Indexed keywords

DIETARY OVERLAP; FEEDING; FOOD AVAILABILITY; MACKEREL; SEASONALITY;

AUSTRALIA; INDIAN OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

SCOMBEROMORUS MUNROI; SCOMBEROMORUS QUEENSLANDICUS; SCOMBOEROMORUS QUEENSLANDICUS;

EID: 0031423855     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF97064     Document Type: Article

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