The effect of wave action, prey type, and foraging time on growth of the predatory snail Nucella lapillus (L.)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 196, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 341-356

  Etter, Ron J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth; Intertidal; Life history; Nucella; Wave action

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH RATE; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; SNAIL; WATER FLOW;

NUCELLA LAPILLUS;

DIET; FORAGING; FORAGING TIME; GASTROPOD; GROWTH; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; PREY TYPE; WAVE ACTION; WHELK;

EID: 0030088539     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-0981(95)00139-5     Document Type: Article

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