Effect of food supplementation on the growth of an intertidal scavenger

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 148, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 109-114

  McKillup, Stephen C ^a   McKillup, Ruth V ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Food; Growth; Intertidal; Scavenger; Shortage; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

CARRION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; GROWTH; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; SCAVENGERS; SCAVENGING;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, COOROOMAN CREEK;

GASTROPODA; NASSARIUS DORSATUS;

EID: 0030617765     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps148109     Document Type: Article

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