Spatial and ontogenetic variation in the diet of wild and stocked mulloway (Argyrosomus japonicus, Sciaenidae) in Australian estuaries

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 785-793

  Taylor, Matthew D ^a   Fielder, D Stewart ^b   Suthers, Iain M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DIET; ESTUARINE ORGANISM; FISH; FISH CULTURE; ONTOGENY; PREY SELECTION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; WILD POPULATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; GEORGES RIVER; NEW SOUTH WALES;

ARGYROSOMUS JAPONICUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MYSIDA; SCIAENIDAE;

EID: 33751072973     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02786529     Document Type: Article

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