Food habits of the smooth dogfish, Mustelus canis, dusky shark, Carcharhinus obscurus, Atlantic sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon terraenovae, and the sand tiger, Carcharias taurus, from the northwest Atlantic Ocean

Diet and feeding habits of the smooth dogfish, Mustelus canis, Atlantic sharpnose, Rhizoprionodon terraenovae, dusky, Carcharhinus obscurus, and the sand tiger, Carcharias taurus sharks, were investigated through analysis of stomach contents. Diet in M. canis was relatively homogeneous and was domin...

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Published in:	Environmental biology of fishes Vol. 54; no. 2; pp. 205 - 217
Main Authors:	Gelsleichter, James, Musick, John A., Nichols, Stephanie
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht Springer 01.02.1999 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Biological and medical sciences Cancer irroratus Canis Carcharhinus obscurus Carcharias taurus Crustaceans Diet Elasmobranchii Food habits Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Marine Mustelus canis Prey Rhizoprionodon terraenovae Sand Sea water ecosystems Sharks Shellfish Synecology Teleostei North Atlantic United States North America Virginia Atlantic Ocean America ANW, Atlantic A, Atlantic Stomach Interspecific comparison Feeding Marine environment Prey Vertebrata Faunal survey Diet Pisces Chondrichthyes Invertebrata Teleostei Osteichthyes Content analysis Quantitative analysis
ISSN:	0378-1909, 1573-5133
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