A global comparative analysis of the feeding dynamics and environmental conditions of larval tunas, mackerels, and billfishes

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 113, Issue , 2015, Pages 113-124

  Llopiz, Joel K ^a   Hobday, Alistair J ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diets; Fish larvae; Istiophoridae; Larval habitat; Scombridae; Spawning conditions; Trophodynamics

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; FISH; KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS; NUTRITION; SURFACE WATERS;

FISH LARVAE; ISTIOPHORIDAE; LARVAL HABITAT; SCOMBRIDAE; SPAWNING CONDITIONS; TROPHODYNAMICS;

FEEDING;

APPENDICULARIA (CLASS); COPEPODA; CYCLOPOIDA; ISTIOPHORINAE; PISCES; SCOMBRIDAE; XIPHIIDAE;

EID: 84924441371     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2014.05.014     Document Type: Article

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