Food partitioning and diet temporal variation in two coexisting sparids, Pagellus erythrinus and Pagellus acarne

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 869-900

  Fanelli, E ^a,b   Badalamenti, F ^b   D'Anna, G ^b   Pipitone, C ^b   Riginella, E ^b   Azzurro, E ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b CNR   (Italy)

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

Author keywords

Resource partitioning; Stable isotopes; Stomach contents; Temporal variability

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; DIET; FOOD CHAIN; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASON; STOMACH JUICE;

ANIMALS; BIOMASS; CARBON ISOTOPES; DIET; FOOD CHAIN; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PERCIFORMES; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONS;

BRACHYURAN; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PAGELLUS ACARNE; PAGELLUS ERYTHRINUS; PERACARIDA; PISCES; POLYCHAETA; SPARIDAE;

EID: 79952222077     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.02915.x     Document Type: Article

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