Eye puncture as a route of entry for saliva during predation on crabs by the octopus Eledone cirrhosa (Lamarck)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 202, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 225-237

  Grisley, M S ^a   Boyle, P R ^a   Key, L N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eledone; Eyes; Octopus; Penetration; Predation

Indexed keywords

ELEDONE CIRRHOSA; CARCINUS MAENAS; CEPHALOPODA; DECAPODA; LIOCARCINUS DEPURATOR; NECORA PUBER;

BIOLOGICAL POISONS; EYE PUNCTURE; GREEN CRAB; PENETRATION; PREDATION; SWIMMING CRAB;

EID: 0030601372     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-0981(96)00035-4     Document Type: Article

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