YANG and LIVINGSTON: FOOD HABITS AND DIET OF TWO CONGENERIC SPECIES 



In spite of the high diet overlap between Kamchatka 

 flounder and arrowtooth flounder, there is probably 

 no competition for food between these two species 

 because they are exploiting abundant food sources. 

 Finally, although Kamchatka founder and arrow- 

 tooth flounder are genetically distinct, they can be 

 considered trophically equivalent on the basis of 

 their similar diets and high diet overlap. 



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