Feeding dynamics, consumption rates and daily ration of longtail tuna (Thunnus tonggol) in Australian waters, with emphasis on the consumption of commercially important prawns

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 376-397

  Griffiths, Shane P ^a   Fry, Gary C ^a   Manson, Fiona J ^a   Pillans, Richard D ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diet; Ecosystem; Fisheries management; Pelagic; Penaeus; Predation; Trophodynamics

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CRUSTACEAN; DIET; ENERGY BALANCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; INGESTION RATE; PERCIFORM; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ARAFURA SEA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; GULF OF CARPENTARIA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

CARPENTARIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PENAEIDAE; PENAEUS; PISCES; SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS TONGGOL;

EID: 34247390452     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF06197     Document Type: Article

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