Rhythms of feeding activity and food consumption of two Mediterranean burrowing fishes: Gnathophis mystax (Delaroche) and Chlopsis bicolor Rafinesque

Marine Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 487-495

  Carpentieri, Paolo ^a   Colloca, Francesco ^a   Ardizzone, Giandomenico ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chlopsis bicolor; Daily ration; Feeding ecology; Gnathophis mystax; Mediterranean sea

Indexed keywords

BURROWING; DIET; EEL; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; NICHE OVERLAP; ONTOGENY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ALPHEUS GLABER; AMPHIPODA; ARGENTINA SPHYRAENA; ARNOGLOSSUS LATERNA; CALLIONYMUS MACULATUS; CEPHALOPODA; CHLOPSIDAE; CHLOPSIS BICOLOR; CONGRIDAE; GNATHOPHIS MYSTAX; GOBIIDAE; GONEPLAX RHOMBOIDES; LOLIGO MEDIA; NATANTIA; PARAPENAEUS LONGIROSTRIS; PISCES; PROCESSA CANALICULATA; REPTANTIA; SEPIOLA; SOLENOCERA MEMBRANACEA;

EID: 36549009006     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: 14390485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2007.00189.x     Document Type: Article

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