Measurement of ingestion rate of Hydrobia ulvae (Pennant) on intertidal epipelic microalgae: The effect of mud snail density

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 255, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 247-260

  Blanchard, Gérard F ^a   Guarini, Jean Marc ^b   Provot, Laurent ^b   Richard, Pierre ^b   Sauriau, Pierre Guy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^b IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Behavioural processes; Feeding ecology; Hydrobia ulvae; Ingestion rate; Intertidal mudflat; Microphytobenthos

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; INGESTION RATE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MICROALGA;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; ECOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH RATE; INGESTION; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; SEDIMENT; SNAIL;

EID: 0034694744     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(00)00292-6     Document Type: Article

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