The Feeding Habits of Mugil cephalus Linneaus, 1758 Inhabiting in Gökova Bay Mugla

Volume: 5 Number: 1 March 1, 2016
Cahit Kasımoğlu , Fevzi Yılmaz
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The Feeding Habits of Mugil cephalus Linneaus, 1758 Inhabiting in Gökova Bay Mugla

Abstract

In this study, the feeding habits of the striped mullet, Mugil cephalus inhabiting Gökova Bay, were determined by the investigation of stomach contents. For this aim, 120 Mugil cephalus samples were caught between June 2007 and May 2008. As a result, it was determined that the stomach content of Mugil cephalus was consist of 33 various genus which of 26 belonging Plantae and 7 belonging Animalia. Total feeding it was determined that nutrition, 97,33% was Bacillariophyta, 0,35% was Chlorophyta, 0,22% Cyanophyta and 2,09% was animal organisms.

Keywords

Mugil cephalus,Stomach contents,Gökova Bay

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APA
Kasımoğlu, C., & Yılmaz, F. (2016). The Feeding Habits of Mugil cephalus Linneaus, 1758 Inhabiting in Gökova Bay Mugla. Dicle Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi, 5(1), 34-40. https://izlik.org/JA47JK78BZ
AMA
1.Kasımoğlu C, Yılmaz F. The Feeding Habits of Mugil cephalus Linneaus, 1758 Inhabiting in Gökova Bay Mugla. DUFED. 2016;5(1):34-40. https://izlik.org/JA47JK78BZ
Chicago
Kasımoğlu, Cahit, and Fevzi Yılmaz. 2016. “The Feeding Habits of Mugil Cephalus Linneaus, 1758 Inhabiting in Gökova Bay Mugla”. Dicle Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi 5 (1): 34-40. https://izlik.org/JA47JK78BZ.
EndNote
Kasımoğlu C, Yılmaz F (March 1, 2016) The Feeding Habits of Mugil cephalus Linneaus, 1758 Inhabiting in Gökova Bay Mugla. Dicle Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi 5 1 34–40.
IEEE
[1]C. Kasımoğlu and F. Yılmaz, “The Feeding Habits of Mugil cephalus Linneaus, 1758 Inhabiting in Gökova Bay Mugla”, DUFED, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 34–40, Mar. 2016, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA47JK78BZ
ISNAD
Kasımoğlu, Cahit - Yılmaz, Fevzi. “The Feeding Habits of Mugil Cephalus Linneaus, 1758 Inhabiting in Gökova Bay Mugla”. Dicle Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi 5/1 (March 1, 2016): 34-40. https://izlik.org/JA47JK78BZ.
JAMA
1.Kasımoğlu C, Yılmaz F. The Feeding Habits of Mugil cephalus Linneaus, 1758 Inhabiting in Gökova Bay Mugla. DUFED. 2016;5:34–40.
MLA
Kasımoğlu, Cahit, and Fevzi Yılmaz. “The Feeding Habits of Mugil Cephalus Linneaus, 1758 Inhabiting in Gökova Bay Mugla”. Dicle Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi, vol. 5, no. 1, Mar. 2016, pp. 34-40, https://izlik.org/JA47JK78BZ.
Vancouver
1.Cahit Kasımoğlu, Fevzi Yılmaz. The Feeding Habits of Mugil cephalus Linneaus, 1758 Inhabiting in Gökova Bay Mugla. DUFED [Internet]. 2016 Mar. 1;5(1):34-40. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA47JK78BZ