Temporal and sexual effects in the feeding ecology of the marbled sand skate Psammobatis bergi Marini, 1932

Marine Biology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 505-513

  San Martin, M J ^a   Braccini, J M ^b,c   Tamini, L L ^d   Chiaramonte, G E ^d   Perez, J E ^d  

^a Proyecto ECORAYA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^d MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETARY SHIFT; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FISH; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY PREFERENCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

BRACHYURA; CRUSTACEA; LIBINIA SPINOSA; MOLLUSCA; PELTARION SPINOSULUM; POLYCHAETA; PSAMMOBATIS BERGI; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 33947537084     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-006-0499-6     Document Type: Article

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