Field evidence of metal transfer from invertebrate prey to an intertidal predator, Thais clavigera (Gastropoda: Muricidae)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 127-139

  Blackmore, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Copper; Dietary transfer; Hong Kong; Thias clavigera; Zinc

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; TRACE METAL;

CAPE D'AGUILAR; CHINA; HONG KONG;

AMPHITRITE; BALANUS AMPHITRITE; CLAVIGERA; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; JAPONICA; MOLLUSCA; MURICIDAE; SIPHONARIA; SIPHONARIA JAPONICA; TETRACLITA SQUAMOSA; THAIS; THAIS CLAVIGERA; THORACICA;

EID: 0033804449     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.2000.0643     Document Type: Article

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