Seasonal changes in migratory and predatory activity of two species of gadoid preying on inshore northern shrimp Pandalus borealis

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1110-1131

  Bjornsson B ^a   Reynisson, P ^a   Solmundsson, J ^a   Valdimarsson, H ^a  

^a MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Cod; Haddock; Migratory behaviour; Predation; Shrimp; Species interaction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC COD; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; GADIFORMES; PANDALIDAE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; PREDATION; SEASON;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; GADIFORMES; GADUS MORHUA; PANDALIDAE; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SEASONS;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EUPHAUSIIDAE; GADIFORMES; GADUS MORHUA; MELANOGRAMMUS; MELANOGRAMMUS AEGLEFINUS; PANDALUS BOREALIS;

EID: 79953656122     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.02923.x     Document Type: Article

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