Gut contents and stable isotope analyses of the Antarctic fish, Notothenia coriiceps (Richardson), from two macroalgal communities

Antarctic Science

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 107-116

  Zamzow, Jill P ^a   Aumack, Craig F ^a   Amsler, Charles D ^a   McClintock, James B ^a   Amsler, Margaret O ^a   Baker, Bill J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

amphipods; Antarctica; Desmarestia menziesii; food web analysis; Palmaria decipiens

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIET; FINFISH; FOOD WEB; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; HOME RANGE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MACROALGA; MICROHABITAT; NITROGEN; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SHALLOW WATER; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; WEST ANTARCTICA;

ALGAE; AMPHIPODA; DESMARESTIA MENZIESII; GASTROPODA; NOTOTHENIA CORIICEPS; PALMARIA DECIPIENS; PATELLIDAE;

EID: 79960358386     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095410201000091X     Document Type: Article

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