Changes in isotopic composition of red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) larvae in response to dietary shifts: Potential applications to settlement studies

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 137-147

  Herzka, Sharon Z ^a   Holt, G Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SCIAENOPS OCELLATUS;

EID: 0034106324     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f99-174     Document Type: Article

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