Morpho-functional adaptation to suspension feeding in eudendrium(cnidaria, hydrozoa)

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 301-304

  Puce, Stefania ^a   Bavestrello, Giorgio ^a   Arillo, Attilio ^b   Azzini, Francesca ^b   Cerrano, Carlo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Filter feeding; Marine hydroids; Sediment; Trophic strategies; Water move ment; Zoobenthos

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ECOMORPHOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FILTER FEEDING; WATER FLOW;

CNIDARIA; EUDENDRIUM; EUDENDRIUM RACEMOSUM; HYDROZOA;

EID: 0036935490     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000209356473     Document Type: Article

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