Diet of Tetrapturus belone (Istiophoridae) in the central Mediterranean Sea

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 183-187

  Castriota, Luca ^a   Finoia, Maria Grazia ^b   Campagnuolo, Silvana ^a   Romeo, Teresa ^c   Potoschi, Antonio ^d   Andaloro, Franco ^a  

^a Central Institute for Marine Research (ICRAM)   (Italy)

^b ICRAM   (Italy)

^c STS Palermo   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Billfish; Diet; Feeding habits; Mediterranean Sea; Strait of Messina; Tetrapturus belone

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOPOD; DIET; FEEDING ECOLOGY; PERCIFORM; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY PREFERENCE; STOMACH CONTENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; STRAIT OF MESSINA;

BELONIDAE; CEPHALOPODA; CLUPEIDAE; ILLEX COINDETII; ISTIOPHORINAE; PISCES; SCOMBERESOCIDAE; TETRAPTURUS BELONE; TREMOCTOPUS VIOLACEUS; XIPHIIDAE;

EID: 43049124184     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315408000106     Document Type: Article

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