Feeding behavior of adult Vinciguerria nimbaria (Phosichthyidae), in the tropical Atlantic (0°-4°N, 15°W)

Marine Biology

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 79-95

  Champalbert, Gisèle Amélie ^a   Kouamé, Basile ^b   Pagano, Marc ^a   Marchal, Emile ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b Centre de Recherches Oceanographiques   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^c Institut Oceanographique de Paris   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIEL VARIATION; EUPHOTIC ZONE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD WEB; HYDROBIOLOGY; TELEOST; TRAWL NET; TROPHIC STATUS; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

PHOSICHTHYIDAE; SCOMBRIDAE; VINCIGUERRIA NIMBARIA;

EID: 55949115530     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-008-1067-z     Document Type: Article

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