Larval feeding habits of Diaphus garmani and Myctophum asperum (Pisces: Myctophidae) in the transition region of the western North Pacific

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 278, Issue , 2004, Pages 279-290

  Sassa, Chiyuki ^a,b   Kawaguchi, Kouichi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Appendicularian house; Diaphus garmani; Larval feeding habits; Myctophid fish; Myctophum asperum; Resource partitioning; Transition region

Indexed keywords

FEEDING; ICHTHYOPLANKTON; NICHE BREADTH; PREY SIZE;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANCHOA; COPEPODA; DIAPHUS; DIAPHUS GARMANI; ENGRAULIS; ENGRAULIS JAPONICUS; MYCTOPHIDAE; MYCTOPHUM ASPERUM; OSTRACODA; PISCES; POLYCHAETA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 6044260311     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps278279     Document Type: Article

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