The food and feeding relationships of the fish communities in the inshore waters of Khor Al-Zubair, North-West Arabian Gulf

Cybium

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 89-99

  Nasir, N A ^a  

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Author keywords

Arabian gulf; Competition; Diet; Fish community; Food overlap; ISW

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034737203     PISSN: 03990974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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