Cephalopods in the diet of albacore, Thunnus alalunga, from the Adriatic Sea

Journal of Molluscan Studies

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 233-240

  Bello, Giambattista ^a,b  

^a Molo Pizzoli   (Italy)

^b Acquario Provincia le Molo Pizzoli   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOPODA; HETEROTEUTHIS DISPAR; HISTIOTEUTHIS BONNELLII; THUNNUS ALALUNGA; TODARODES SAGITTATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033031902     PISSN: 02601230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/65.2.233     Document Type: Article

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