The role of shell strength in selective foraging by crayfish for gastropod prey

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 255-260

  Brown, K M ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; PREY SELECTION; SHELL;

UNITED STATES;

AMNICOLA LIMOSA; DECAPODA; GASTROPODA; GYRAULUS PARVUS; HELISOMA ANCEPS; ORCONECTES PROPINQUUS; ORCONECTES RUSTICUS; ORCONECTES VIRILIS; PHYSELLA GYRINA;

EID: 0031693060     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1998.00350.x     Document Type: Article

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