Trophic plasticity in the Atlantic sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae) from the north central Gulf of Mexico

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 21-35

  Drymon, J Marcus ^a   Powers, Sean P ^b   Carmichael, Ruth H ^a  

^a DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Forage base; SIAR; Trophic ecology; Trophic plasticity

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CRAB; DIET; FOOD WEB; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; ONTOGENY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHARK; TELEOST;

ALABAMA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; MOBILE BAY; UNITED STATES;

ARIUS; ARIUS FELIS; CHONDRICHTHYES; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MICROPOGONIAS UNDULATUS; PORTUNIDAE; RHIZOPRIONODON TERRAENOVAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 84865422964     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-011-9922-z     Document Type: Article

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