Feeding habits of the pelagic stingray Pteroplatytrygon violacea (Chondrichthyes: Dasyatidae) in the Adriatic Sea

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 285-290

  Lipej, L ^a   Mavric B ^a   Paliska, D ^b   Capape C ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Slovenia)

^b Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transportation   (Slovenia)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Chondrichthyes; Dasyatidae; feeding habits; Keywords pelagic stingray; Pteroplatytrygon violacea; trophic level

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOPOD; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; PELAGIC FISH; PREDATOR; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY SIZE; TELEOST; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CEPHALOPODA; CHONDRICHTHYES; CRUSTACEA; DASYATIDAE; ENGRAULIDAE; PTEROPLATYTRYGON VIOLACEA; SEPIIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 84873533189     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315412000197     Document Type: Article

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