The role of prey concentration and size range in the growth and survival of larval cod

Marine Biology Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 251-262

  Seljeset, Oddbjørn ^a   Vollset, Knut Wiik ^a   Folkvord, Arild ^a   Geffen, Audrey J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Fish larvae; Larval zooplankton interactions; Mesocosm; Prey selection; Prey size spectrum; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD QUALITY; GADOID; GROWTH RESPONSE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MESOCOSM; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY SELECTION; PREY SIZE; SURVIVAL; ZOOPLANKTON;

BOREOGADUS; GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 77951469501     PISSN: 17451000     EISSN: 17451019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451000903150355     Document Type: Article

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