Quantitative aspects of feeding of chaetognaths in the eastern Mediterranean pelagic waters

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 559-569

  Kehayias, George ^a  

^a General Hospital of Agrinio   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; STOMACH CONTENT;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CHAETOGNATHA; COPEPODA; INVERTEBRATA; KROHNITTA SUBTILIS; MESOSAGITTA DECIPIENS; MESOSAGITTA MINIMA; SAGITTA; SAGITTA BIPUNCTATA; SAGITTA ENFLATA; SAGITTA HEXAPTERA; SAGITTA LYRA; SAGITTA SERRATODENTATA; SAGITTIDAE;

EID: 0037724039     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315403007483h     Document Type: Article

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