Size-related variation in the diet of juvenile tautogs from Long Island Sound

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 135, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1361-1370

  Clark, Paul E ^a   Pereira, Jose J ^a   Auker, Linda A ^b   Parkins, Christopher J ^c   Vinokur, Lauren M ^d  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIET; FOOD PREFERENCE; JUVENILE; PERCIFORM; SHALLOW WATER; SIZE EFFECT;

CONNECTICUT; LONG ISLAND SOUND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CALANOIDA; CEREBRATULUS LACTEUS; COPEPODA; CRANGON SEPTEMSPINOSA; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; CREPIDULA FORNICATA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GAMMARIDEA; HEMIGRAPSUS SANGUINEUS; LIMULUS; LIMULUS POLYPHEMUS; MEROSTOMATA; MOLLUSCA; MYTILUS EDULIS; OSTREIDAE; OVALIPES OCELLATUS; PAGURUS; PALAEMONETES; POLYCHAETA; TAUTOGA ONITIS; XANTHIDAE;

EID: 34247582281     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: 15488659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/T05-313.1     Document Type: Article

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