Cephalopods in the diet of albacore, Thunnus alalunga, from the eastern Mediterranean

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 635-640

  Salman, Alp ^a   Karakulak, F Saadet ^b  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cephalopods; Eastern Mediterranean; Stomach content; Thunnus alalunga

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOPOD; CRUSTACEAN; DIET; PERCIFORM; STOMACH CONTENT; TELEOST;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (EAST);

CEPHALOPODA; CRUSTACEA; HETEROTEUTHIS DISPAR; ONYCHOTEUTHIS BANKSII; SEPIOLIDA; TELEOSTEI; TEUTHIDA; THUNNUS ALALUNGA;

EID: 69749098033     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315408002555     Document Type: Article

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