Tuna food habits related to the micronekton distribution in French Polynesia

Marine Biology

Volumn 140, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1023-1037

  Bertrand, Arnaud ^a   Bard, F X ^b   Josse, E ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b IRD   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^c IRD Centre de Bretagne   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LONGLINING; MICRONEKTON; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; STOMACH CONTENT; TROPHIC CONDITIONS;

FRENCH POLYNESIA;

CRUSTACEA; SCOMBRIDAE; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; THUNNUS ALALUNGA; THUNNUS ALBACARES; THUNNUS OBESUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036941227     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-001-0776-3     Document Type: Article

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