Diet composition of bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus L. 1758) in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Turkey

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 757-761

  Karakulak, F S ^a   Salman, A ^b   Oray, I K ^c  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Cyprus Marine Science Foundation   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARANGIDAE; CEPHALOPODA; CHAULIODONTIDAE; CRUSTACEA; MYCTOPHIDAE; OCTOPODA; OCTOPUS; PARALEPIDIDAE; SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS THYNNUS;

EID: 71749121852     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: 14390426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2009.01298.x     Document Type: Article

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