Stable isotope differences between blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) and striped marlin (Kajikia audax) in the southern Gulf of California, Mexico

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 421-436

  Torres Rojas, Yassir ^a   Hernandez Herrera, Agustin ^a   Ortega Garcia, Sofia ^a   Domeier, Michael ^b  

^a not available   (Mexico)

^b Marine Conservation Science Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MOVEMENT; PERCIFORM; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC LEVEL;

GULF OF CALIFORNIA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84876279978     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: 15536955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5343/bms.2011.1105     Document Type: Article

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