Spatial variability in prey preferences of the intertidal whelks Nucella canaliculata and Nucella emarginata

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 222, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 133-148

  Wieters, Evie A ^a   Navarrete, Sergio A ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Feeding behavior; Food supply; Nucella; Prey preference; Spatial variation

Indexed keywords

PREY PREFERENCE; SPATIAL VARIATION; WHELK;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BARNACLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; SEASHORE; SNAIL;

USA, OREGON;

BALANUS GLANDULA; BIVALVIA; CIRRIPEDIA; GASTROPODA; MYTILUS TROSSULUS; NUCELLA CANALICULATA; NUCELLA CANALICULTATA; NUCELLA EMARGINATA;

EID: 0032054580     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00142-1     Document Type: Article

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