Intraspecific variation in gape-prey size relationships and feeding success during early ontogeny in red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 75-84

  Krebs, Justin M ^a,b   Turingan, Ralph G ^a  

^a Florida Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish larva; Mouth gape; Prey capture; Prey consumption; Settlement

Indexed keywords

GAPE LIMITATION; ICHTHYOPLANKTON; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; ONTOGENY; PREY CAPTURE; PREY SELECTION; PREY SIZE;

PISCES; SCIAENOPS OCELLATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037722966     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023290226801     Document Type: Article

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