Foraging behaviour and mutual interference in the Mediterranean shore crab, Carcinus aestuarii, preying upon the immigrant mussel Musculista senhousia

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 155-159

  Mistri, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic sea; Carcinus aestuarii; Foraging behaviour; Functional response; Musculista senhousia; Predator prey dynamics

Indexed keywords

CRAB; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; MOLLUSC; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

BIVALVIA; CAMBARIDAE; CARCINUS AESTUARII; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA TAXON); DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GRAPSIDAE; MUSCULISTA SENHOUSIA; MYTILIDAE;

EID: 0037244901     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7714(02)00153-1     Document Type: Article

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