Consumption and apparent dry matter digestibility of six intertidal macroalgae by Turbo sarmaticus (Mollusca: Vetigastropoda: Turbinidae)

Aquaculture

Volumn 167, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 211-227

  Foster, Greg G ^a   Hodgson, Alan N ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Energy content; Grazing; Herbivory; Nutrition; Temperature

Indexed keywords

DIGESTIBILITY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; INGESTION RATE; MACROALGA; MOLLUSC;

CHLOROPHYTA; CODIUM EXTRICATUM; CORALLINA; ECKLONIA RADIATA; GASTROPODA; GELIDIUM PRISTOIDES; IYENGARIA STELLATA; TURBO SARMATICUS; ULVA RIGIDA;

EID: 0032170775     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(98)00315-9     Document Type: Article

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