Feeding and schooling behaviour of barracouta (Thyrsites atun) off Otago, New Zealand

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-24

  O'Driscoll, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARRACOUTA; FEEDING BEHAVIOUR; KRILL; SCHOOLING BEHAVIOUR; STOMACH CONTENT;

NEW ZEALAND; OTAGO; SOUTH ISLAND;

ANIMALIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EUPHAUSIACEA; NYCTIPHANES AUSTRALIS; PERCIFORMES; THYRSITES ATUN;

EID: 0031966742     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF97074     Document Type: Article

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