Feeding niche segregation among the Northeast Atlantic community of oceanic top predators

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 361, Issue , 2008, Pages 21-34

  Pusineri, C ^a   Chancollon, O ^a   Ringelstein, J ^a   Ridoux, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Diet; Foraging niche segregation; Oceanic Bay of Biscay; Top predator community

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DIET; DOLPHIN; FEEDING GROUND; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; NICHE OVERLAP; NICHE PARTITIONING; PERCIFORM; PREY SIZE; SHARK; STOMACH CONTENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY;

CHONDRICHTHYES; DELPHINUS DELPHIS; PRIONACE GLAUCA; SCOMBRIDAE; STENELLA (CETACEA); THUNNUS ALALUNGA; XIPHIAS GLADIUS;

EID: 47149088987     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07318     Document Type: Article

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