Zooplanktivory in the endemic freshwater sardine, Sardinella tawilis (Herre 1927) of Taal Lake, the Philippines

Zoological Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 535-543

  Papa, Rey Donne S ^a   Pagulayan, Roberto C ^b,c   Pagulayan, Alicia Ely J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS   (Philippines)

^b University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

^c ANGELES UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Copepods; Sardinella tawilis; Size selective predation; Taal Lake; Zooplanktivory

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955676667     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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