Distribution, movements and diet of macrocrustaceans on a Scottish sandy beach with particular reference to predation on juvenile fishes

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 176, Issue , 1999, Pages 115-130

  Ansell, A D ^a   Comely, C A ^a   Robb, L ^a  

^a SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carcinus maenas; Crabs; Crangon crangon; Diel movements; Diet; Fish predation; Sandy beach; Shrimps; Tidal movements

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; DIET; FISH; PREDATION;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

CARCINUS MAENAS; CRANGON CRANGON;

EID: 0033579996     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps176115     Document Type: Article

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