Herring as cannibals

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1050-1052

  Skaret, Georg ^a   Axelsen, B E ^a   Nottestad L ^a   Ferno A ^a   Johannessen, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cannibalism; Eggs; Herring

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; EGG PREDATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR;

CLUPEA; CLUPEA HARENGUS;

EID: 0036810013     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.2002.2055     Document Type: Article

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