Diet-shifts by an estuarine goby (Pomatoschistus microps) in the face of variable prey availability

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 361, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-7

  Jackson, A C ^a   Rundle, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gobiidae; niche shift; ontogeny; optimal foraging; stomach content

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; DIETARY SHIFT; FITNESS; ONTOGENY; PERCIFORM; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY PREFERENCE; PREY SIZE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; STOMACH CONTENT;

CALLOGOBIUS ATRATUS; CHIRONOMIDAE; GOBIIDAE; POMATOSCHISTUS MICROPS;

EID: 44749085244     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.03.007     Document Type: Article

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