Feeding habits, daily ration and vertical migration of the Cape horse mackerel off South Africa

South African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn , Issue 19, 1998, Pages 263-274

  Pillar, S C ^a   Barange, M ^a  

^a MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; STOMACH CONTENT; VERTICAL MIGRATION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; COPEPODA; CRUSTACEA; EQUUS CABALLUS; EUPHAUSIIDAE; PERCIFORMES; TRACHURUS CAPENSIS; TRACHURUS TRACHURUS; TRACHURUS TRACHURUS CAPENSIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032407139     PISSN: 02577615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/025776198784126683     Document Type: Article

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