Diet, prey selection and cannibalism in the hunter opisthobranch Roboastra europaea

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 489-495

  Megina, César ^a   Cervera, Juan Lucas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; DIET; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PREY SELECTION;

STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR;

GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LIMACIA CLAVIGERA; MOLLUSCA; NUDIBRANCHIA; OPISTHOBRANCHIA; POLYCERA; POLYCERELLA; POLYCERELLA EMERTONI; POLYCERIDAE; ROBOASTRA EUROPAEA;

EID: 0038061771     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315403007392h     Document Type: Article

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