Diet of round sardinella, Sardinella aurita, larvae in relation to plankton availability in the NW Mediterranean

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 807-816

  Morote, E ^a   Olivar, M P ^a   Villate, F ^b   Uriarte, I ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CLUPEOID; CRUSTACEAN; DIET; LARVA; NICHE BREADTH; PLANKTON; PREY AVAILABILITY; STOMACH CONTENT;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST);

CLUPEIDAE; COPEPODA; ENGRAULIDAE; ENGRAULIS ENCRASICOLUS; EVADNE; SARDINELLA AURITA;

EID: 48149113648     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbn039     Document Type: Article

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