Ontogenetic diet shifts in snapper (Pagrus auratus: Sparidae) within a New Zealand estuary

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-46

  Usmar, N R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

diet; estuary; habitat; Mahurangi Harbour; ontogenetic shifts; snapper; sparid

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; COASTAL ZONE; CRAB; DIET; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT TYPE; JUVENILE; ONTOGENY; PERCIFORM; POLYCHAETE; STOMACH CONTENT; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; TAXONOMY;

AUCKLAND; MAHURANGI HARBOUR; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

BIVALVIA; BRACHYURA; BRACHYURAN; CARIDEAN; CHRYSOPHRYS AURATUS; COPEPODA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EQUIDAE; MOLLUSCA; MYSIDA; POLYCHAETA; SPARIDAE;

EID: 84859123256     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2011.587824     Document Type: Article

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