Resource partitioning by four species of elasmobranchs (Batoidea: Urolophidae) in coastal waters of temperate Australia

Marine Biology

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 719-734

  Platell, M E ^a   Potter, I C ^a   Clarke, K R ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATERS; DIET; FISH; NICHE PARTITIONING;

AUSTRALIA;

TRYGONOPTERA MUCOSA; TRYGONOPTERA PERSONATA; UROLOPHUS LOBATUS; UROLOPHUS PAUCIMACULATUS;

EID: 0031904505     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050363     Document Type: Article

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