Feeding ecology of juvenile flatfishes of the surf zone of a sandy beach

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1171-1186

  Beyst, B ^a   Cattrijsse, A ^a   Mees, J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Competition; Dietary overlap; Feeding ecology; Sandy beach; Surf zone

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLATFISH; PREY PREFERENCE; SURF ZONE;

LIMANDA LIMANDA; PLEURONECTES PLATESSA; SCOPHTHALMUS MAXIMUS; SCOPHTHALMUS RHOMBUS; SOLEA SOLEA;

EID: 0033368428     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1999.1120     Document Type: Article

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