Local elimination of Codium fragile ssp. tomentosoides: Indirect evidence of sacoglossan herbivory?

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1029-1030

  Trowbridge, Cynthia D ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBIVORY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MACROALGA; SLUG;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; CODIUM; CODIUM FRAGILE; ELYSIA; ELYSIA VIRIDIS; EUKARYOTA; GASTROPODA; HALOPHILA; PLACIDA DENDRITICA;

EID: 0036958705     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315402006586     Document Type: Article

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