Dietary habits of the deep-sea flatfish Lepidorhombus boscii in north-eastern Mediterranean waters

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1202-1220

  Vassilopoulou, V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aegean; Diet; Feeding behaviour; Megrim; Oligotrophic

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEEP SEA; DIETARY SHIFT; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FLATFISH; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MEDITERRANEAN WATER; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PREY AVAILABILITY; STOMACH CONTENT;

AEGEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ALPHEUS GLABER; AMPHIPODA; CRUSTACEA; ISOPODA; LEPIDORHOMBUS BOSCII; LEPIDORHOMBUS WHIFFIAGONIS; LOPHOGASTER TYPICUS; MYSIDA; PISCES; PLEURONECTIFORMES; PROCESSA CANALICULATA;

EID: 33748684865     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01199.x     Document Type: Article

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