Predatory behaviour and selectivity of a primary piscivore: Comparison of fish and non-fish prey

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 217, Issue , 2001, Pages 157-165

  Juanes, F ^a   Buckel, J A ^a   Scharf, F S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bluefish; Crangon septemspinosa; Menidia menidia; Piscivory; Pomatomus saltatrix; Predation; Prey selectivity; Shrimp prey

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; PISCIVORE; PREY SELECTION;

CRANGON SEPTEMSPINOSA; DECAPODA; MENIDIA MENIDIA; POMATOMUS SALTATRIX;

EID: 0035979202     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps217157     Document Type: Article

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