Trophic consequences of pelagic life-style in yellow-bellied sea snakes

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 478, Issue , 2013, Pages 231-238

  Brischoux, François ^a,b   Lillywhite, Harvey B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Diet; Marine life; Ontogenetic shift; Pelamis platurus; Sea snake; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; DATA SET; FEEDING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LIFESTYLE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; ONTOGENY; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; SNAKE; SWIMMING;

HYDROPHIIDAE; PELAMIS; PELAMIS PLATURUS; SERPENTES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84875496854     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps10177     Document Type: Article

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