The effects of diet mixing on consumer fitness: Macroalgae, epiphytes, and animal matter as food for marine amphipods

Oecologia

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 252-264

  Cruz Rivera, Edwin ^a,c   Hay, Mark E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUAM MARINE LABORATORY   (Guam)

Author keywords

Amphipods; Dietary mixing; Fitness; Herbivores; Occasional carnivory

Indexed keywords

DIET; FITNESS; HERBIVORE;

AMPHIPODA; AMPITHOE MARCUZZII; AMPITHOE VALIDA; CYMADUSA COMPTA; ECTOCARPUS SILICULOSUS; GAMMARUS MUCRONATUS; POLYSIPHONIA; SARGASSUM;

EID: 0034021171     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420051012     Document Type: Article

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