Divergent foraging strategies of three co-occurring north Pacific flatfishes

Marine Biology

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1087-1098

  Hurst, Thomas P ^a   Ryer, Clifford H ^a   Ramsey, Jessica M ^b   Haines, Scott A ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^b Salem College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE REACTION; DIEL VARIATION; DIET; DIVERGENCE; FLATFISH; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GUILD; HABITAT USE; JUVENILE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; NICHE PARTITIONING; PREDATION RISK; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY PREFERENCE; SYMPATRY; TRADE-OFF;

ALASKA; KODIAK ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; HIPPOGLOSSUS STENOLEPIS; LEPIDOPSETTA POLYXYSTRA; MYSIDA; PARAPLAGUSIA BILINEATA; PAROPHRYS VETULA; PLEURONECTIFORMES; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 34248186183     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-006-0541-8     Document Type: Article

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