Interannual variability in feeding rate and niche breadth of radiated shanny (Ulvaria subbifurcata) larvae from coastal Newfoundland

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 815-827

  Young, Kelly V ^a   Pepin, Pierre ^b   Dower, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Consumption rates; Feeding; Growth; Larval fish; Niche breadth

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BODY SIZE; FOOD LIMITATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH RATE; NICHE BREADTH; PERCIFORM; PREY AVAILABILITY;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR;

COPEPODA; ULVARIA (FISH); ULVARIA SUBBIFURCATA;

EID: 78650883977     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbq007     Document Type: Article

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