Hard prey specialists or opportunistic generalists? An examination of the diet of the cownose ray, Rhinoptera bonasus

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 135-144

  Collins, A B ^a,b,c   Heupel, M R ^b   Hueter, R E ^b   Motta, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR SHARK RESEARCH   (United States)

^c FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic feeding; Durophagy; Feeding ecology; Myliobatiformes; Stingray

Indexed keywords

BENTHIVORY; DIET; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GENERALIST; PREDATION; PREY AVAILABILITY; SHELLFISH FISHERY; SPECIALIST; STOMACH CONTENT;

CHARLOTTE HARBOR; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; CRUSTACEA; MYLIOBATIFORMES; POLYCHAETA; RHINOPTERA BONASUS; RHINOPTERINAE;

EID: 33846607831     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF05227     Document Type: Article

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