Food habits of fishes in a Zostera marina bed at Aburatsubo, central Japan

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 163-173

  Horinouchi, Masahiro ^a   Sano, Mitsuhiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ontogenetic changes; Seagrass bed; Seagrass fish; Trophic guilds

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; COPEPODA; CRUSTACEA; GAMMARIDEA; HALOPHILA; MOLLUSCA; PISCES; POLYCHAETA; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 0034337102     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02684237     Document Type: Article

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