Temporal variation in feeding rhythms in a tidal marsh population of the common goby Pomatoschistus microps (Kroyer, 1838)

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 315-326

  Hampel, Henrietta ^a   Cattrijsse, Andre ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b VLIZ Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Common goby; Feeding habit; Marsh; Tidal diel and semi lunar cycle

Indexed keywords

DIEL VARIATION; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PERCIFORM; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE; WESTERSCHELDE; ZEELAND;

AMPHIPODA; CALLOGOBIUS ATRATUS; COPEPODA; COROPHIUM VOLUTATOR; GOBIIDAE; MESOPODOPSIS; MESOPODOPSIS SLABBERI; MYSIDACEA; NEOMYSIS; NEOMYSIS INTEGER; PERCIFORMES; POMATOSCHISTUS; POMATOSCHISTUS MICROPS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 4344716223     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-004-0682-0     Document Type: Article

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