Feeding habits of Cataetyx alleni (Pisces: Bythitidae) in the deep western Mediterranean;Hábitos Alimenticios de Cataetyx Alleni (Pisces: Bythitidae) en el Mediterráneo Profundo Occidental

Scientia Marina

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 417-421

  Carrassón, Maite ^a   Matallanas, Jesús ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cataetyx alleni; Deep sea variations; Feeding ecology; Western Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

DEEP SEA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; PREY SELECTION; ZOOBENTHOS;

CATALAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

AMPHIPODA; BYTHITIDAE; CATAETYX; CATAETYX ALLENI; CRUSTACEA; GAMMARIDEA; ISOPODA; PISCES; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 0036994030     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2002.66n4417     Document Type: Article

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