Diet of Engraulis encrasicolus in the northern Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean): Ontogenetic changes and feeding selectivity

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 392, Issue , 2009, Pages 193-209

  Borme, D ^a   Tirelli, V ^a   Brandt, S B ^b   Fonda Umani, S ^c   Arneri, E ^d  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anchovy; Late larvae; Prey selection; Stomach contents; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIVALVE; CLUPEOID; CRUSTACEAN; DOMINANCE; FOOD SELECTION; ONTOGENY; PLANKTIVORY; PREY PREFERENCE; PREY SELECTION; PREY SIZE; STOMACH CONTENT; ZOOPLANKTON;

ADRIATIC SEA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PO DELTA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VENETO;

BIVALVIA; COPEPODA; ENGRAULIDAE; ENGRAULIS ENCRASICOLUS; EUTERPINA ACUTIFRONS; ONCAEA;

EID: 70350336259     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08214     Document Type: Article

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