Feeding habits of the sandskate Psammobatis extenta (Garman, 1913): Sources of variation in dietary composition

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 395-403

  Braccini, J Matías ^a,b   Perez, Jorge E ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^d Division Ictiología y Estación Hidrobiológica de Puerto Quequén   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Puerto Quequ n; Skate

Indexed keywords

DIET; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FISH; PREY AVAILABILITY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTHWEST); OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

GAMMARIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; POLYCHAETA; PSAMMOBATIS EXTENTA;

EID: 23044449094     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF04205     Document Type: Article

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