Diet of the west coast rock lobster jasus lalandii: Influence of lobster size, sex, capture depth, latitude and moult stage

South African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn , Issue 22, 2000, Pages 57-69

  Mayfield, S ^a,b   Atkinson, L J ^a   Branch, G M ^a   Cockcroft, A C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DEPTH; DIET; LATITUDE; LOBSTER; MOLT; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

ALGAE; AULACOMYA ATER; BIVALVIA; CHOROMYTILUS; CHOROMYTILUS MERIDIONALIS; CIRRIPEDIA; DECAPODA; GEUKENSIA DEMISSA; INVERTEBRATA; JASUS LALANDII; LOBSTER; MUSCULUS NIGER; NOTOMEGABALANUS ALGICOLA; THORACICA;

EID: 0034445606     PISSN: 02577615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/025776100784125690     Document Type: Article

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