Feeding ecology of Bathyraja macloviana (Rajiformes: Arhynchobatidae): A polychaete-feeding skate from the South-west Atlantic

Scientia Marina

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 405-413

  Mabragaña, Ezequiel ^a,b   Giberto, Diego Agustin ^c,d   Bremec, Claudia Silvia ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b Museo del Mar   (Argentina)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO PESQUERO INIDEP   (Argentina)

^d Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Feeding strategy; Niche width; Polychaetes; Skates; Specialist

Indexed keywords

DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH;

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

BATHYRAJA MACLOVIANA; CIROLANIDAE; CRUSTACEA; GAMMARIDAE; LUMBRINERIDAE; POLYCHAETA; RAJIFORMES; SABELLIDAE; TRAVISIA;

EID: 25844469010     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2005.69n3405     Document Type: Article

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