Predator-induced changes in byssal attachment, aggregation and migration in the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 251-266

  Reimer, Olof ^a   Tedengren, Michael ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Byssal attachment; Migration; Mytilus edulis; Predator induced defence; Prey response

Indexed keywords

ASTERIAS; ASTERIAS RUBENS; ASTEROIDEA; CARCINUS MAENAS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GRAPSIDAE; MYTILUS EDULIS; BIVALVIA; DECAPODA; STELLEROIDEA;

AGGREGATION; BLUE MUSSEL; MIGRATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

EID: 0031401981     PISSN: 10236244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236249709379029     Document Type: Article

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