Digestion of capelin, Mallotus villosus (Müller), herring, Clupea harengus L., and polar cod, Boreogadus saida (Lepechin), otoliths in a simulated seal stomach

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 86-92

  Christiansen, Jørgen S ^a   Gamst Moen, Anne Grethe ^a   Hansen, Thomas H ^a   Nilssen, Kjell T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arctic forage fish; in vitro digestion; otolith size; pepsin

Indexed keywords

DIET; DIGESTION; FEEDING; OTOLITH; PINNIPED; STOMACH CONTENT;

BOREOGADUS SAIDA; CLUPEA; CLUPEA HARENGUS; GADIFORMES; GADUS MORHUA; MALLOTUS VILLOSUS; PHOCIDAE; VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 12344280429     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icesjms.2004.06.022     Document Type: Article

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