Diet niche segregation of co-occurring larval stages of mesopelagic and commercially important fishes in the Osumi Strait assessed through morphological, DNA metabarcoding, and stable isotope analyses
Gen Kume, Toru Kobari, Junya Hirai, Hiroumi Kuroda, Tsutomu Takeda, Mutsuo Ichinomiya, Tomohiro Komorita, Maki Aita-Noguchi, Fujio Hyodo
Topics & Concepts
BiologyMesopelagic zonePredationPelagic zoneTrophic levelZoologyEcologyEngraulisFisheryFish <Actinopterygii>AnchovyEnvironmental DNA in Biodiversity StudiesIdentification and Quantification in FoodMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology