The feeding ecology of 0 year-group turbot Scophthalmus maximus and brill Scophthalmus rhombus on Irish west coast nursery grounds

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1866-1882

  Haynes, P S ^a   Brophy, D ^a   de Raedemaecker, F ^a   McGrath, D ^a  

^a Atlantic Technological University   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Diet; Flatfish; Growth; Prey; Temporal partitioning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLATFISH; FOOD INDUSTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IRELAND; PHYSIOLOGY; SALINITY; STOMACH JUICE; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ANIMALS; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISHERIES; FLATFISHES; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; IRELAND; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

BIVALVIA; CRUSTACEA; GASTROPODA; MYSIDA; PLEURONECTIFORMES; POLYCHAETA; SCOPHTHALMIDAE; SCOPHTHALMUS MAXIMUS; SCOPHTHALMUS RHOMBUS;

EID: 83055180643     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03128.x     Document Type: Article

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