TIZO Diet composition of juveniles of rough ray Raja radula (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae) from the Ionian Sea

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 438-442

  Consalvo, I ^a   Sareri, D Iraci ^b   Bottaro, M ^a   Tudisco, A ^b   Cantone, G ^b   Vacchi, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESEARCH ISPRA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Juveniles; Mediterranean Sea; Raja radula; Trophic ecology

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BIOMASS; CRUSTACEAN; DIET; FISH; JUVENILE; MOLLUSC; NICHE BREADTH; POLYCHAETE;

IONIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ALGAE; CHONDRICHTHYES; CRUSTACEA; LIOCARCINUS; LIOCARCINUS DEPURATOR; MOLLUSCA; POLYCHAETA; RAJA RADULA; RAJIDAE;

EID: 78650073279     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000903390197     Document Type: Article

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