Food and feeding habits of cod (Gadus morhua) on the Faroe Bank

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1909-1917

  Magnussen, Eydfinn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FAROE ISLANDS   (Faroe Islands)

Author keywords

cod; condition factor; diet; Faroe Bank; Gadus morhua; stomach contents; stomach fullness index (SFI); temporal variation

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CANNIBALISM; DATA SET; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GADOID; HABITAT TYPE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; ONTOGENY; SURVEY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

FAROE ISLANDS;

CEPHALOPODA; CRUSTACEA; GADUS MORHUA; LOLIGO FORBESI;

EID: 80051956699     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsr104     Document Type: Review

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