Benthic predator-prey interactions: Evidence that adult Monoporeia affinis (Amphipoda) eat postlarval Macoma balthica (Bivalvia)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 253, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 243-251

  Ejdung, Gunilla ^a   Byrén, Lars ^a   Elmgren, Ragnar ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Macoma Pontoporeia interaction; Post larval bivalves; Predation; Predator Prey interaction

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ARTICLE; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; FLUORESCENCE; LABORATORY; LARVA; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PREDATOR;

AMPHIPODA; BIVALVIA; MACOMA; MACOMA BALTHICA; MOLLUSCA; MONOPOREIA; MONOPOREIA AFFINIS;

EID: 0034715681     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(00)00267-7     Document Type: Article

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