Harnessing a mesopelagic predator as a biological sampler reveals taxonomic and vertical resource partitioning among three poorly known deep-sea fishes

Abstract Pelagic predators are effective biological samplers of midtrophic taxa and are especially useful in deep-sea habitats where relatively mobile taxa frequently avoid observation with conventional methods. We examined specimens sampled from the stomachs of longnose lancetfish, Alepisaurus fero...

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Main Authors: Elan J. Portner, Tor Mowatt-Larssen, Alejandro Cano-Lasso Carretero, Emily A. Contreras, Phoebe A. Woodworth-Jefcoats, Benjamin W. Frable, C. Anela Choy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-41298-9