Macroalgal traits and the feeding and fitness of an herbivorous amphipod: The roles of selectivity, mixing, and compensation

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 218, Issue , 2001, Pages 249-266

  Cruz Rivera, E ^a   Hay, M E ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alga nutritional quality; Ampithoe longimana; Compensatory feeding; Diet mixing; Dietary effects on fitness; Herbivore food choice; Mesograzers

Indexed keywords

DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD SELECTION; HERBIVORE; MACROALGA;

ALGAE; AMPHIPODA; AMPITHOE LONGIMANA; ANIMALIA; CHLOROPHYTA; CODIUM FRAGILE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035920393     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps218249     Document Type: Article

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