Cannibalism among size classes of larvae may be a substantial mortality component in tuna

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 433, Issue , 2011, Pages 205-219

  Reglero, P ^a   Urtizberea, A ^b   Torres, A P ^a   Alemany, F ^a   Fiksen, O ^b,c  

^a Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c Uni Research   (Norway)

Author keywords

1Surf riding; Cannibalism; Foraging model; Intraspecific predation; Natural mortality; Pelagic larvae; Predator prey interactions; Size spectra

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; CANNIBALISM; DIET; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH RATE; HATCHING; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LARVA; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPAWNING; SURVIVAL; TUNA FISHERY; ZOOPLANKTON;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SPAIN;

SCOMBRIDAE;

EID: 79960502645     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09187     Document Type: Article

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