Predation by juvenile piscivorous bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix): The influence of prey to predator size ratio and prey type on predator capture success and prey profitability

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1695-1703

  Scharf, Frederick S ^a   Buckel, Jeffrey A ^b   Juanes, Francis ^a   Conover, David O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PISCIVORY; PREDATION; PREY CAPTURE; PREY SELECTION; SIZE EFFECT;

MENIDIA MENIDIA; MORONE SAXATILIS; POMATOMUS SALTATRIX;

EID: 0031796316     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f98-056     Document Type: Article

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