Effects of body size, age and maturity stage on diet in a large shark: Ecological and applied implications

Ecological Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 109-118

  Lucifora, Luis O ^a   García, Verónica B ^a   Menni, Roberto C ^b,c   Escalante, Alicia H ^c,d   Hozbor, Natalia M ^e  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^e INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO PESQUERO INIDEP   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Life history; Ontogenetic niche shift; Patagonia; Predation; Shark fisheries

Indexed keywords

AGE; BODY SIZE; DIET; DIETARY SHIFT; MATURATION; ONTOGENY; PREDATION; PREY SIZE; SENSORY SYSTEM; SHARK; SIZE EFFECT; STOMACH CONTENT;

PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

CARCHARHINUS BRACHYURUS; CHONDRICHTHYES; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 62349098784     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-008-0487-z     Document Type: Article

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