Diet and feeding habits of two skate species, Raja brachyura and Raja miraletus (Chondrichthyes, Rajidae) in Sardinian waters (centralwestern Mediterranean)

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-60

  Follesa, M C ^a   Mulas, A ^a   Cabiddu, S ^a   Porcu, C ^a   Deiana, A M ^a   Cau, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central western mediterranean; Feeding habits; Raja brachyura; Raja miraletus; Trophic interactions

Indexed keywords

DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SARDINIA CHANNEL;

AMPHIPODA; BRACHYURA; CHONDRICHTHYES; CRUSTACEA; GAMMARIDEA; GYMNAMMODYTES CICERELUS; OSTEICHTHYES; RAJA BRACHYURA; RAJA MIRALETUS; RAJIDAE;

EID: 77951157257     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000802589600     Document Type: Article

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