Interference competition in the intertidal mud snail Hydrobia ulvae: Egestion rates revisited

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 491-495

  Barnes, R S K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXCRETION; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; SNAIL;

GASTROPODA; HYDROBIA ULVAE; HYDROBIA VENTROSA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034871651     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0025315401004131     Document Type: Article

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