Nocturnal foraging of the Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) on offshore reefs of Florida, USA

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 671-679

  Cox, Carrollyn ^a   Hunt, John H ^a   Lyons, William G ^a   Davis, Gary E ^b  

^a FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Feeding; Food; Marine reserves

Indexed keywords

FORAGING; LOBSTER; REEF; SUBSTRATE;

FLORIDA; LOOSE KEY; USA;

ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; BIVALVIA; CERITHIUM LITTERATUM; DECAPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GASTROPODA; HALOPHILA; INVERTEBRATA; LOBSTER; MAJIDAE; MOLLUSCA; PALINURIDAE; PANULIRUS ARGUS; PITHO; POLYPLACOPHORA; PONTOPHILUS SPINOSUS; SPINY; THALASSIA;

EID: 0031395162     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF97198     Document Type: Conference Paper

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