Protists and detrital particles as prey for the first larval stage of the brachyuran crab, Hemigrapsus oregonensis

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 230, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 213-224

  Lehto, Jason ^a   Sulkin, Stephen ^a   Strom, Suzanne ^a   Johnson, Darcie ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crab larvae; Detritus; Larval feeding; Protists

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; DIET; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; SURVIVAL;

ARTICLE; CRAB; FOOD CHAIN; LARVA; NONHUMAN; PREDATION;

ARTEMIA; DECAPODA; DUNALIELLA TERTIOLECTA; HEMIGRAPSUS OREGONENSIS; NOCTILUCA MILARIS; PROROCENTRUM MICANS;

EID: 0032583252     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(98)00074-4     Document Type: Article

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