The use of stable isotopes and stomach contents to identify dietary components of the spotted rose snapper, lutjanus guttatus (Steindachner, 1869), off the Eastern Coast of the Southern Gulf of California

Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 274-284

  Tripp Valdez, Arturo ^a   Arreguín Sánchez, Francisco ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Feeding habits; Gulf of California; Lutjanus guttatus; Stable isotopes; Stomach contents

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; CRUSTACEAN; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; JUVENILE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

GULF OF CALIFORNIA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ENGRAULIDAE; LUTJANUS GUTTATUS; XANTHIDAE;

EID: 70349502399     PISSN: 18164927     EISSN: 19960751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jfas.2009.274.284     Document Type: Article

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