Diet of giant kokopu, Galaxias argenteus

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 361-369

  Bonnett, Martin L ^a   Lambert, Paul W ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diet; Freshwater fish; Galaxias argenteus; Giant kokopu; New Zealand; Terrestrial

Indexed keywords

DIET; FISH; GENERALIST; STOMACH CONTENT;

NEW ZEALAND;

GALAXIAS ARGENTEUS;

EID: 0036622658     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2002.9517093     Document Type: Article

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