Intraplant habitat and feeding preference of two gastropod herbivores inhabiting the kelp Laminaria hyperborea

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 243-247

  Toth, Gunilla B ^a   Pavia, Henrik ^a  

^a GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT SELECTION; HERBIVORE; MACROALGA; MOLLUSC;

GASTROPODA; HALOPHILA; HELCION; LACUNA; LACUNA VINCTA; LAMINARIA; LAMINARIA HYPERBOREA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0036553688     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315402005416     Document Type: Article

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