Dietary niche differentiation of five sympatric species of Platycephalidae

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 429-441

  Barnes, Lachlan M ^a,b   Leclerc, Melen ^a   Gray, Charles A ^b   Williamson, Jane E ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Cronulla Fisheries Research Centre of Excellence   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ambiserrula; Australia; Diet; Platycephalus; Ratabulus; Resource partitioning

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; COASTAL ZONE; CRUSTACEAN; DIET; ECHINODERM; GENERALIST; MOLLUSC; NICHE PARTITIONING; PISCIVORE; POLYCHAETE; PREY AVAILABILITY; SYMPATRY; TELEOST;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

CRUSTACEA; ECHINODERMATA; MOLLUSCA; PLATYCEPHALIDAE; PLATYCEPHALUS; PLATYCEPHALUS CAERULEOPUNCTATUS; PLATYCEPHALUS LONGISPINIS; POLYCHAETA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 79952743706     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-010-9752-4     Document Type: Article

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