Feeding ecology of Urophycis brasiliensis on the Uruguayan coast of the Río de la Plata estuary

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 231-239

  Acuna Plavan A ^a   Sellanes, J ^b   Rodriguez L ^a   Burone, L ^c  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Uruguay)

^b Universidad Católica del Norte   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMESIA LONGINARIS; CYNOSCION GUATUCUPA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MOLLUSCA; PISCES; UROPHYCIS BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 34249829608     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: 14390426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2007.00855.x     Document Type: Article

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