Natural diet of fish and crabs associated with the phytal community of Sargassum cymosum C. Agardh, 1820 (Phaeophyta, Fucales) at Ponta das Garoupas, Bombinhas, Santa Catarina State, Brazil

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 42, Issue 27-28, 2008, Pages 1907-1922

  Dubiaski Silva, Janete ^a   Masunari, Setuko ^b  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amphipods; Decapod; Fish; Food item; Gut content; Molluscs; Seaweed associated

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; BENTHOS; BROWN ALGA; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; CRAB; FOOD PREFERENCE; MOLLUSC; PERCIFORM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ROCKY SHORE; SEAWEED; STOMACH CONTENT; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

BOMBINHAS; BRAZIL; SANTA CATARINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; ATYLUS; BITTIUM VARIUM; CAPRELLA SCAURA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EPINEPHELINAE; EPINEPHELUS GUAZA; FUCALES; HYALE; MOLLUSCA; PHAEOPHYCEAE; SARGASSUM; SARGASSUM CYMOSUM; TRICOLIA AFFINIS;

EID: 49749106999     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930802126896     Document Type: Article

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