Predator-prey relationship between the nototheniid fish Trematomus bernacchii and the Antarctic scallop Adamussium colbecki at Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea)

Antarctic Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 64-68

  Vacchi, Marino ^a   Cattaneo Vietti, R ^b   Chiantore, M ^b   Dalu, M ^a  

^a Ist Ctrl Per la Ric S   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bivalves; Fish; Predation impact; Predator avoidance; Predator prey; Prey size

Indexed keywords

NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ANTARCTICA; ROSS SEA; TERRA NOVA BAY;

ADAMUSSIUM COLBECKI; TREMATOMUS BERNACCHII;

EID: 0034164015     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0954102000000092     Document Type: Article

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