An evaluation of resource partitioning between two billfish, Tetrapturus belone and Xiphias gladius, in the central Mediterranean Sea

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 849-857

  Romeo, Teresa ^a   Consoli, Pierpaolo ^a   Castriota, Luca ^b   Andaloro, Franco ^b  

^a ICRAM (Central Institute for Marine Research)   (Italy)

^b ICRAM   (Italy)

Author keywords

Billfish; Central Mediterranean Sea; Resource partitioning; Tetrapturus belone; Xiphias gladius

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOPOD; CLUPEOID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; DOMINANCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; NICHE PARTITIONING; PERCIFORM; TELEOST;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; STRAIT OF MESSINA;

BELONE BELONE; BELONIDAE; CEPHALOPODA; CLUPEIDAE; ILLEX; ISTIOPHORINAE; LEPIDOPUS CAUDATUS; OMMASTREPHIDAE; SARDINELLA AURITA; TELEOSTEI; TETRAPTURUS BELONE; TODARODES SAGITTATUS; TRICHIURIDAE; XIPHIAS GLADIUS; XIPHIIDAE;

EID: 69749124065     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315408002087     Document Type: Article

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