A comparison of anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) and sardine (Sardina pilchardus) larvae feeding in the Northwest Mediterranean: Influence of prey availability and ontogeny

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 897-908

  Morote, Elvira ^a   Olivar, María Pilar ^a   Villate, Fernando ^b   Uriarte, Ibon ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anchovy; Fish larvae; Larval development; Plankton availability; Sardine; Selectivity; Trophic ecology

Indexed keywords

CLUPEOID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRUSTACEAN; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING ECOLOGY; LARVA; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; ONTOGENY; PELAGIC FISH; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY SELECTION; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; TROPHIC STATUS; ZOOPLANKTON;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST);

CLUPEIFORMES; CODONELLOPSIS; COPEPODA; ENGRAULIDAE; ENGRAULIS ENCRASICOLUS; EVADNE; SARDINA PILCHARDUS; TINTINNIDA;

EID: 77952652667     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp302     Document Type: Article

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