Growth-selective predation hypothesis revisited for larval anchovy in offshore waters: Cannibalism by juveniles versus predation by skipjack tunas

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 278, Issue , 2004, Pages 297-302

  Takasuka, Akinori ^a   Oozeki, Yoshioki ^a   Kimura, Ryo ^b   Kubota, Hiroshi ^a   Aoki, Ichiro ^c  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL VETERINARY ASSAY LABORATORY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Growth rate; Growth selective predation hypothesis; Juvenile; Larval cannibalism; Larval Japanese anchovy; Otolith microstructure; Predation mortality; Skipjack tuna

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; ICHTHYOPLANKTON; JUVENILE; PREDATION; SIZE SELECTION;

ANCHOA; ENGRAULIS; ENGRAULIS JAPONICUS; KATSUWONUS PELAMIS; PELAMIS; SCOMBRIDAE; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 6044265149     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps278297     Document Type: Article

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