Diet and first documented data on plastic ingestion of Trachinotus ovatus L. 1758 (Pisces: Carangidae) from the Strait of Messina (central Mediterranean Sea)

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 121-129

  Battaglia, P ^a   Peda C ^a   Musolino, S ^a   Esposito, V ^a   Andaloro, F ^a   Romeo, T ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESEARCH ISPRA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carangidae; Diet; Mediterranean Sea; plastic debris; prey

Indexed keywords

DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; NEW RECORD; PLASTIC; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; STOMACH CONTENT; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ITALY; STRAIT OF MESSINA;

CARANGIDAE; CRUSTACEA; MOLLUSCA; PISCES; TRACHINOTUS OVATUS;

EID: 84958889063     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250003.2015.1114157     Document Type: Article

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