Phyto-detritus feeding by early-stage larvae of Electrona antarctica (Myctophidae) off Wilkes Land in the Southern Ocean, Austral summer 2017

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Nirazuka, S, Makabe, R, Swadling, KM, Moteki, M
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer-Verlag 2021
• Subjects: Biological Sciences; Ecology; Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology); Southern Ocean; East Antarctica; Austral; Wilkes Land; Antarc*; Antarctica; E. Antarctica; Polar Biology
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-021-02880-x; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/144815

Myctophid fish function as a significant trophic link between zooplankton and higher predators in the oceanic ecosystems of the Southern Ocean. Although Electrona antarctica is one of the most abundant myctophids in the Southern Ocean, its early life history remains unclear. We analysed the food com...