Oil-induced disruption of foraging behaviour of the asteroid keystone predator, Coscinasterias muricata (Echinodermata)

Marine Biology

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 501-507

  Temara, A ^a   Gulec, I ^a   Holdway, D A ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; OIL POLLUTION;

COSCINASTERIAS MURICATA; ECHINODERMATA;

EID: 0032942326     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050490     Document Type: Article

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