Feeding ecology of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in North Carolina: Diet, daily ration, and consumption of Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus)

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 56-69

  Butler, Christopher M ^a   Rudershausen, Paul J ^a   Buckel, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREVOORTIA TYRANNUS; CEPHALOPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PORTUNIDAE; SCOMBRIDAE; TELEOSTEI; THUNNUS THYNNUS;

EID: 76149097571     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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