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Stable isotopes challenge the perception of ocean sunfish Mola mola as obligate jellyfish predators

Chris HarrodChris HarrodJonathan D. R. HoughtonJonathan D. R. HoughtonJari SyvärantaValentina CappaneraLukas Kubicek

subject

Gelatinous zooplanktonJellyfishbiologyObligateEcologyOcean sunfishAquatic Sciencebiology.organism_classificationFood webPredationFisheryMolabiology.animalEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsIsotope analysis

description

Evidence is provided from stable isotope analysis that aggregations of small ocean sunfish Mola mola (total length <1 m) feed broadly within coastal food webs and their classification as obligate predators of gelatinous zooplankton requires revision.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2011-12-08Journal of Fish Biology
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03163.x