Using fatty acid analysis to elucidate the feeding habits of Southern Ocean mesopelagic fish

Marine Biology

Volumn 156, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2289-2302

  Stowasser, Gabriele ^a   Pond, David W ^a   Collins, Martin A ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AMPHIPOD; BIOMARKER; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FATTY ACID; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MESOPELAGIC ZONE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SALMONID;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

AMPHIPODA; COPEPODA; ELECTRONA ANTARCTICA; GYMNOSCOPELUS BOLINI;

EID: 71349088157     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-009-1256-4     Document Type: Article

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