The Importance of Zooplankton in the Diets of Blue Runner (Caranx crysos) near Offshore Petroleum Platforms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Blue runner (Caranx crysos), common around offshore petroleum platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, were found to forage extensively on meso- and macro-zooplankton during the summer months. Larval decapods and stomatopods, hyperiid amphipods, pteropods, and larval and juvenile fishes were common componen...
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LSU
2002
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| Online Access: | http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-0709102-100417/ |