Activity, feeding behaviour and diet of Ogcocephalus vespertilio in southern west Atlantic

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 588-595

  Gibran, F Z ^a   Castro, R M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diet; Feeding behaviour; Habitat utilization; Ogcocephalidae; Ogcocephalus vespertilio

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PERCID;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

OGCOCEPHALUS VESPERTILIO;

EID: 0032846776     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1999.1019     Document Type: Article

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