Diet of blue marlin Makaira mazara off the coast of Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Fisheries Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 95-100

  Abitia Cardenas, Leonardo Andres ^a   Galvan Magaña, Felipe ^a   Gutierrez Sanchez, Francisco Javier ^a   Rodriguez Romero, Jesus ^b   Aguilar Palomino, Bernabe ^b   Moehl Hitz, Almei ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Blue marlin; Coast of Mexico; Food habits

Indexed keywords

DIET; PERCID;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

AUXIS; BALISTES POLYLEPIS; DOSIDICUS GIGAS; MAKAIRA MAZARA;

EID: 0032697090     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(99)00053-3     Document Type: Article

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