The hypothesis that demersal finfish production dependence on pelagic food webs decreased with seabed habitat affinity and fish size was tested using stable isotope and stomach contents data from 17 ...

(p < 0.01, r = 0.69). Based on these observations, we hypothesize that organic matter degraded by microbial and herbivorous grazing pathways produces an enriched 13C signal that is transferred to ...

IFL Science explains that this sequence is “pelagic–benthic feeding.” Adding to the paper, the researchers noted that the ...

Pelagic anglerfishes originated from a benthic ancestor, after which they experienced rapid lineage diversification rates, and a transition towards larger jaws, smaller eyes and a more laterally ...

KOCHI: Amid concerns from fishermen and scientists over allowing sand mining off the Kerala coast, the Union government has ...

They will then spend a few more months in the plankton until they are ready to molt to the juvenile phase, settle near the seafloor and begin their lives as benthic or bottom living lobsters (Serfling ...