Trophic characteristics of a mangrove fish community in Southwest Thailand: Important mangrove contribution and intraspecies feeding variability

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 119, Issue , 2013, Pages 145-152

  Zagars, Matiss ^a   Ikejima, Kou ^b   Kasai, Akihide ^a   Arai, Nobuaki ^a   Tongnunui, Prasert ^c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c RAJAMANGALA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SRIVIJAYA   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Fish; Intraspecific feeding variability; Mangroves; Stable isotopes; Thailand

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MANGROVE; NUTRITION; STABLE ISOTOPE; STOMACH CONTENT; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

SIKAO CREEK; SOUTHERN REGION; THAILAND; TRANG;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 84875398116     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2013.01.005     Document Type: Article

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