Otolith increment widths and lipid contents during starvation and recovery feeding in adult Ambassis vachelli (Richardson)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 221, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 257-276

  Molony, B W ^a   Sheaves, M J ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body constitution; Feeding history; Otolith microstructure; Tropical estuary

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; ESTUARY; FEEDING; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; OTOLITH;

AMBASSIS VACHELLI;

EID: 0032584191     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00131-7     Document Type: Article

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