Trophic position of deep-sea fish-Assessment through fatty acid and stable isotope analyses

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 812-826

  Stowasser, G ^a,b   McAllen, R ^a,c   Pierce, G J ^a   Collins, M A ^b   Moffat, C F ^d   Priede, I G ^a   Pond, D W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^d MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deep sea; Fatty acids; Macrouridae; Moridae; Porcupine Seabight; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

DEEP-SEA; MACROURIDAE; MORIDAE; PORCUPINE SEABIGHT; STABLE ISOTOPES;

ANTHROPOMETRY; FATTY ACIDS; FEEDING; FISH; ISOTOPES;

ECOLOGY;

ANTIMORA ROSTRATA; COPEPODA; CORYPHAENOIDES ARMATUS; CORYPHAENOIDES GUENTHERI; CORYPHAENOIDES RUPESTRIS; LEPIDION EQUES; MACROURIDAE; MORIDAE;

EID: 68649087758     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2008.12.016     Document Type: Article

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