Ecology of a corallivorous gastropod, Coralliophila abbreviata, on two seleractinian hosts. II. Feeding, respiration and growth

Marine Biology

Volumn 142, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1093-1101

  Baums, I B ^a   Miller, M W ^b   Szmant, A M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL; CORAL REEF; DIET; FEEDING; GROWTH; MOLLUSC; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RESPIRATION;

FLORIDA; FLORIDA KEYS; UNITED STATES;

ACROPORA; ACROPORA PALMATA; ANTHOZOA; CORALLIOPHILA; CORALLIOPHILA ABBREVIATA; CORALLIOPHILIDAE; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; MONTASTRAEA; MONTASTREA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 0038574632     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-003-1053-4     Document Type: Article

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