Variability of albacore (Thunnus alalunga) diet in the Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea

Marine Biology

Volumn 158, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1057-1073

  Goñi, Nicolas ^a   Logan, John ^b   Arrizabalaga, Haritz ^a   Jarry, Marc ^c   Lutcavage, Molly ^d  

^a MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

^b Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries   (United States)

^c Ecologie Comportementale et Biologie des Populations de Poissons   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASELINE CONDITIONS; BODY SIZE; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; CRUSTACEAN; DIET; MUSCLE; PERCIFORM; SEASONAL VARIATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; STOMACH CONTENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); BAY OF BISCAY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CEPHALOPODA; CRUSTACEA; ENGRAULIDAE; ENGRAULIS ENCRASICOLUS; PISCES; THUNNUS ALALUNGA;

EID: 79955061757     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-011-1630-x     Document Type: Article

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