Behavioral responses of juvenile golden gray mullet Liza aurata to changes in coastal temperatures and consequences for benthic food resources

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 92, Issue , 2014, Pages 66-73

  Como, S ^a,b   Lefrancois, C ^a   Maggi, E ^c   Antognarelli, F ^b   Dupuy, C ^a  

^a UMR 7266 CNRS Université de La Rochelle   (France)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Feeding behavior; Golden gray mullets; Grazing; Microphytobenthos; Spatial variance; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COASTAL ZONE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; JUVENILE; MESOCOSM; PATCHINESS; PHYTOBENTHOS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SWIMMING; TELEOST; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84907031869     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2013.10.004     Document Type: Article

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