Habitat and food partitioning of billfishes (Xiphioidei)

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2418-2433

  Shimose, T ^a   Yokawa, K ^a   Saito, H ^a  

^a Fisheries Research Agency   (Spain)

Author keywords

Feeding habits; Istiophoridae; Opportunistic feeding; Prey abundance; Resource partitioning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PACIFIC OCEAN; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; STOMACH JUICE;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD HABITS; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PERCIFORMES;

ISTIOPHORINAE; ISTIOPHORUS; ISTIOPHORUS PLATYPTERUS; MAKAIRA NIGRICANS; MOLIDAE; OSTRACIIDAE; PISCES; SCOMBRIDAE; TETRAODONTIDAE; TETRAPTURUS ANGUSTIROSTRIS; TETRAPTURUS AUDAX; XIPHIIDAE;

EID: 77954704132     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02628.x     Document Type: Article

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