Feeding behaviour and trophic environment of Engraulis encrasicolus (L.) in the Bay of Biscay

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 177-191

  Plounevez, S ^a   Champalbert, G ^b  

^a STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Bay of Biscay; Copepoda; Engraulidae; Feeding; Spawning season; Stomach content

Indexed keywords

CLUPEOID; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; TROPHIC CONDITIONS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY;

ACARTIA CLAUSI; ACARTIA CLAUSII; ANCHOA; ANIMALIA; CENTROPAGES CHIERCHIAE; CLAUSOCALANUS; CLUPEIFORMES; COPEPODA; CORYCAEUS; ENGRAULIDAE; ENGRAULIS ENCRASICOLUS; OITHONA; ONCEA; PARACALANUS PARVUS; TEMORA LONGICORNIS;

EID: 0032850088     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1999.0497     Document Type: Article

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