In situ swimming and feeding behavior of eight co-occurring hydromedusae

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 253, Issue , 2003, Pages 305-309

  Colin, Sean P ^a   Costello, John H ^b   Klos, Eric ^c  

^a ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PROVIDENCE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambush predation; Cruising predation; Foraging; Jellyfish; Time budgets

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MORPHOLOGY; PREDATION; PREY SELECTION; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR;

AEQUOREA; AEQUOREA VICTORIA; AGLANTHA; AGLANTHA DIGITALE; EUTONINA; EUTONINA INDICANS; HYDROIDA; HYDROZOA; LEUCKARTIARA; MITROCOMA CELLULARIA; PHIALIDIUM; PHIALIDIUM GREGARIUM; SARSIA; SARSIA SP.; SCYPHOZOA; STOMOTOCA ATRA; VICTORIA;

EID: 0038039338     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps253305     Document Type: Article

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