Diet and feeding behavior of the deep-water sea star Rathbunaster californicus (fisher) in the Monterey Submarine Canyon

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 523-530

  Lauerman, Lynn M L ^a,b,c  

^a MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

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