The foraging ecology of Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) during open water (July-August) in Allen Bay, Arctic Canada

Marine Biology

Volumn 160, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2993-3004

  Matley, Jordan K ^a,b   Fisk, Aaron T ^c   Dick, Terry A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DIET; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GADOID; GROWTH RATE; MUSCLE; OPEN WATER; PREY SELECTION; SCHOOLING BEHAVIOR; STABLE ISOTOPE;

CANADA; CORNWALLIS ISLAND; NUNAVUT; QUEEN ELIZABETH ISLANDS;

BOREOGADUS; BOREOGADUS SAIDA; COPEPODA; CYCLOPOIDA; HARPACTICOIDA;

EID: 84886640147     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-013-2289-2     Document Type: Article

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