Dietary preference and feeding selectivity of common dragonet Callionymus lyra in U.K.

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1019-1031

  Griffin, R ^a,b   Pearce, B ^b   Handy, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b Marine Ecological Surveys Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dietary composition; Feeding ecology; Pisidia longicornis; Prey abundance; Stomach contents

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; STOMACH JUICE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; GREAT BRITAIN; PERCIFORMES; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

CALLIONYMUS LYRA; CRUSTACEA; POLYCHAETA; PORCELLANA LONGICORNIS; PORCELLANIDAE;

EID: 84864807099     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03375.x     Document Type: Article

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