Diet of two large sympatric teleosts, the ling (Genypterus blacodes) and hake (Merluccius australis).
Ling and hake are tertiary consumers, and as a result both may have an important structuring role in marine communities. The diets of 2064 ling and 913 hake from Chatham Rise, New Zealand, were determined from examination of stomach contents. Ling was a benthic generalist, and hake a demersal pisciv...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-10-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2965093?pdf=render |