Diet composition of the lessepsian bluespotted cornetfish fistularia commersonii in the eastern mediterranean

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 460-465

  Bariche, M ^a   Alwan, N ^a   El Assi H , ^a   Zurayk, R ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOOPS BOOPS; FISTULARIA COMMERSONII; FISTULARIA TABACARIA; SPICARA SMARIS;

EID: 70350261326     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: 14390426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2008.01202.x     Document Type: Article

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