Temporal variations in the feeding habits and trophic levels of three deep-sea demersal fishes from the western Mediterranean Sea, based on stomach contents and stable isotope analyses

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 402, Issue , 2010, Pages 213-232

  Fanelli, E ^a   Cartes, J E ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Formalin preservation; Hoplostethus mediterraneus; Hymenocephalus italicus; Mixing models; Nezumia aequalis; Stable isotopes; Stomach contents; Temporal variations

Indexed keywords

FEEDING ECOLOGY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; PRESERVATION; STOMACH CONTENT; TELEOST; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TIMESCALE; TROPHIC LEVEL;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; CABRERA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (WEST); SPAIN;

AMPHIPODA; CABRERA; HOPLOSTETHUS MEDITERRANEUS; HYMENOCEPHALUS ITALICUS; ISOPODA; MACROURIDAE; MYSIDA; NEZUMIA AEQUALIS; PISCES; POLYCHAETA; TANAIDAE;

EID: 77954114389     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08421     Document Type: Article

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