Trophic ecology of the deep-sea fish Malacosteus niger (Pisces: Stomiidae): An enigmatic feeding ecology to facilitate a unique visual system?

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2065-2076

  Sutton, Tracey T ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence; Photoreception; Plankton feeder; Prey selection; Stomiidae; Visual pigments

Indexed keywords

BIOLUMINESCENCE; CATCHMENTS; CHLOROPHYLL; ECOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; PIGMENTS;

PHOTORECEPTION; PLANKTON FEEDER; PREY SELECTION; STOMIIDAE; VISUAL PIGMENTS;

FISHERIES;

ADAPTATION; BIOLUMINESCENCE; DIET; FEEDING ECOLOGY; MESOPELAGIC ZONE; PHOTORECEPTION; PLANKTIVORY; PREY SELECTION; VISION;

CALANOIDA; COPEPODA; MALACOSTEUS; MALACOSTEUS NIGER; PISCES; STOMIIDAE; STOMIIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 25444476940     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2005.06.011     Document Type: Article

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