Preliminary analysis of the feeding habits of batoids from the genera Mobula and Myliobatis in Northern Peru

Preliminary analysis of the feeding habits of batoids from the genera Mobula and Myliobatis in Northern Peru

Abstract: This study provides baseline information on the feeding habits of five batoid species from the genera Mobula and Myliobatis sampled from the small-scale driftnet fishery in northern Peru. The diets of Mobula mobular, Mobula munkiana and Mobula thurstoni consisted mainly of euphausiids. Die...

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Main Authors: Coasaca-Céspedes,Javier Jesús, Segura-Cobeña,Eduardo, Montero-Taboada,Rebeca, Gonzalez-Pestana,Adriana, Alfaro-Córdova,Eliana, Alfaro-Shigueto,Joanna, Mangel,Jeffrey C.
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Valparaíso. Facultad de Ciencias del Mar 2018
Subjects:
Feeding habit
trophic level
niche breadth
devil rays
eagle rays
Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-19572018000300367
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