Importance of the Lunar Cycle on Mesopelagic Foraging by Atlantic Bluefin Tuna in the Upwelling Area of the Strait of Messina (Central Mediterranean Sea)

SIMPLE SUMMARY: We investigated the influence of the lunar cycle on bluefin tuna prey composition in the Strait of Messina by stomach content analysis. We tested if the lunar phases could determine changes in mesopelagic prey composition and abundance. Moreover, we considered two potential impacts o...

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Autores principales: Battaglia, Pietro, Pedà, Cristina, Malara, Danilo, Milisenda, Giacomo, MacKenzie, Brian R., Esposito, Valentina, Consoli, Pierpaolo, Vicchio, Teresa Manuela, Stipa, Maria Giulia, Pagano, Luca, Longo, Francesco, Romeo, Teresa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9454512/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36077982
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani12172261

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9454512/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36077982
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani12172261

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