Cephalopod dietary specialization and ontogenetic partitioning of the Australian weasel shark Hemigaleus australiensis White, Last & Compagno

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 917-936

  Taylor, S M ^a   Bennett, M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cephalopod; Ontogenetic partitioning; Shark; Specialist feeder

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; CARCHARHINIFORMES; CEPHALOPODA; CHONDRICHTHYES; CRUSTACEA; HEMIGALEIDAE; HEMIGALEUS; MOLLUSCA; OCTOPODA; OCTOPUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 39749142405     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01771.x     Document Type: Article

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