The feeding ecology of Aphanius fasciatus (Valenciennes, 1821) in the lagoonal system of Messolongi (western Greece)

Scientia Marina

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 393-401

  Leonardos, Ioannis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aphanius fasciatus; Feeding ecology; Feeding strategy; Intraspecific variation; Lagoon

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DIET; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FISH; FOOD PREFERENCE; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LAGOON; NICHE BREADTH; ONTOGENY; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY SIZE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AETOLIA AND ACARNANIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; MESSOLONGHI LAGOON; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WESTERN GREECE;

APHANIUS FASCIATUS; ARTEMIA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BIVALVIA; BRANCHIOPODA; COPEPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA; ISOPODA; OSTRACODA; PALAEMON ADSPERSUS;

EID: 48749124883     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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