Investigation of artifacts from chronographic tethering experiments - Interactions between tethers and predators

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 290, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 271-292

  Haywood, M D E ^a   Manson, F J ^a   Loneragan, N R ^a   Toscas, P J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artifact; Prawn; Predation; Tethering

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA TAXON); DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HALOPHILA; PANTHERA TIGRIS; PENAEIDAE; PENAEUS ESCULENTUS; PENAEUS MONODON; PORTUNIDAE; PORTUNUS; PORTUNUS PELAGICUS;

EID: 0038367527     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(03)00095-9     Document Type: Article

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