Digestive enzyme activities in carnivores and herbivores: Comparisons among four closely related prickleback fishes (Teleostei: Stichaeidae) from a California rocky intertidal habitat

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 848-858

  Chan, A S ^a   Horn, M H ^a   Dickson, K A ^a   Gawlicka, A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Pepsin; Phylogeny; Trypsin; amylase

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; DIET; DIGESTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FISH BIOLOGY; HERBIVORE; PHYLOGENY;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANOPLARCHUS; ANOPLARCHUS PURPURESCENS; CEBIDICHTHYS VIOLACEUS; PISCES; STICHAEIDAE; TELEOSTEI; XIPHISTER ATROPURPUREUS; XIPHISTER MUCOSUS;

EID: 4544244741     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2004.00495.x     Document Type: Article

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