Baltic herring prey selectively on older copepodites of Eurytemora affinis and Limnocalanus macrurus in the Gulf of Riga

Zooplankton availability is a major factor affecting herring body condition that in turn describes its well-being. As herring feeding is known to be selective, it is relevant to access its preferences upon zooplankton species and particular copepod developmental stages to forecast possible intraspec...

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Main Authors: Līna Livdāne, Ivars Putnis, Gunta Rubene, Didzis Elferts, Anda Ikauniece
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:Oceanologia
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S007832341500113X