Do the dietary compositions of Acanthopagrus butcheri in four estuaries and a coastal lake vary with body size and season and within and amongst these water bodies?

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 103-122

  Sarre, G A ^a   Platell, M E ^a   Potter, I C ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benthic fauna and flora; Black bream; Diets; Estuaries; Ontogeny; Regional and seasonal comparisons

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DIET; FOOD AVAILABILITY;

ACANTHOPAGRUS BUTCHERI;

EID: 0033971264     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1999.1142     Document Type: Article

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