Sources of nutrition in intertidal sea anemones from the south-western Cape, South Africa

South African Journal of Zoology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 110-119

  Kruger, Lisa M ^a   Griffiths, Charles L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; FEEDING GROUP; FEEDING GROUPS; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITIES; INTERTIDAL ZONE; SEA ANEMONE;

SOUTH AFRICA, WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE;

ACTINIA EQUINA; ACTINIARIA; ANTHOPLEURA MICHAELSENI; ANTHOTHOE STIMPSONI; BUNODACTIS REYNAUDI; BUNODOSOMA CAPENSIS; PSEUDACTINIA FLAGELLIFERA; PSEUDACTINIA VARIA;

EID: 0030419807     PISSN: 02541858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02541858.1996.11448402     Document Type: Article

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