Prey selection and functional response of juvenile lemon sharks Negaprion brevirostris

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 276-281

  Reeve, A ^a   Handy, R D ^a   Gruber, S H ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b Bimini Biological Field Station   (Bahamas)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Gerres cinereus; Lemon shark; Lutjanus griseus; Prey preference

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FOOD PREFERENCE; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; SHARK;

ANIMALS; FOOD PREFERENCES; PERCIFORMES; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SHARKS;

CHONDRICHTHYES; CITRUS LIMON; GERRES CINEREUS; LUTJANUS GRISEUS; NEGAPRION; NEGAPRION BREVIROSTRIS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 68949152691     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02265.x     Document Type: Article

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