Quantitative evaluation of the diet and feeding behavior of the carnivorous gastropod, Concholepas concholepas (Bruguiere, 1789) (Muricidae) in subtidal habitats in the southeastern Pacific upwelling system

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 147-164

  Stotz, Wolfgang B ^a   González, Sergio A ^a   Caillaux, Luis ^a   Aburto, Jaime ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Carnivorous gastropod; Chile; Circadian rhythm; Feeding behavior; Selectivity; Subtidal; Upwelling system

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORY; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MOLLUSC; PREY PREFERENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

CHILE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANIMALIA; ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; AUSTROMEGABALANUS PSITTACUS; BALANUS LAEVIS; BIVALVIA; CALYPTRAEA; CALYPTRAEA TROCHIFORMIS; CALYPTRAEIDAE; CIRRIPEDIA; CONCHOLEPAS CONCHOLEPAS; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; MURICIDAE; MYTILIDAE; PSITTACUS; PYURA CHILENSIS; THORACICA; UROCHORDATA;

EID: 0041626080     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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