Prey selection of Epixanthus dentatus (Crustacea: Brachyura: Eriphiidae) as determined by its prey remains

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 455-459

  Vannini, Marco ^a   Cannicci, Stefano ^a   Fratini, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRAB; DIET; MANGROVE; PREDATION; PREY SELECTION;

AFRICA;

BRACHYURA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EPIXANTHUS; EPIXANTHUS DENTATUS; ERIPHIIDAE; GASTROPODA; HALOPHILA; INVERTEBRATA; PORTUNIDAE; RHIZOPHORACEAE; UCA;

EID: 0034873902     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0025315401004088     Document Type: Article

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