Feeding ecology of little tunny Euthynnus alletteratus in the central Mediterranean Sea

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 999-1005

  Falautano, Manuela ^a   Castriota, Luca ^a   Finoia, Maria Grazia ^b   Andaloro, Franco ^a  

^a ICRAM   (Italy)

^b ICRAM   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; ECOLOGY; FEEDING; PERCIFORM; PREY AVAILABILITY; SIZE EFFECT; STOMACH CONTENT;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

AMPHIPODA; ANCHYLOMERA BLOSSEVILLEI; CEPHALOPODA; CLUPEIFORMES; CRUSTACEA; EUTHYNNUS ALLETTERATUS; HYPERIIDAE; ISOPODA; MAUROLICUS MUELLERI; PHROSINA SEMILUNATA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 34547552835     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315407055798     Document Type: Article

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