Diet composition and trophic levels of marine mammals

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 467-481

  Pauly, D ^a   Trites, A W ^a   Capuli, E ^b   Christensen, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b WORLDFISH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Diets; Marine mammals; Trophic levels

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORA; CEPHALOPODA; CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; ENHYDRA; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; MYSTICETI; PINNIPEDIA; PISCES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032104551     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1997.0280     Document Type: Conference Paper

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