Interaction strength between a predator and dangerous prey: Sinistrofulgur predation on Mercenaria

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 289, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 287-301

  Dietl, Gregory P ^a,b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Breakage induced shell repair; Busycon; Coevolutionary arms races; Dangerous prey; Escalation; Melongenidae

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COEVOLUTION; EVOLUTION; MOLLUSC; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

BIVALVIA; BUSYCON; MELONGENIDAE; MERCENARIA; MERCENARIA MERCENARIA; SINISTROFULGUR; SINISTROFULGUR SINISTRUM; VENERIDAE;

EID: 0037435408     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(03)00047-9     Document Type: Article

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