Gastric evacuation of mixed stomach contents in predatory gadoids: An expanded application of the square root model to estimate food rations

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1413-1433

  Andersen, N G ^a   Beyer, J E ^b  

^a Nordsocentret   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cod Gadus morhua; Mechanistic evacuation model; Prey energy density; Prey resistance to digestion; Prey size; Whiting Merlangius merlangus

Indexed keywords

DIGESTION; GADOID; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY SIZE; STOMACH CONTENT;

GADIFORMES; GADUS MORHUA; MERLANGIUS MERLANGUS; PISCES;

EID: 33845517410     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2005.00835.x     Document Type: Article

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