Optimal foraging versus shared doom effects: Interactive influence of mussel size and epibiosis on predator preference

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 292, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 231-242

  Enderlein, Peter ^a,b   Moorthi, Stefanie ^a   Röhrscheidt, Holger ^a   Wahl, Martin ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Balanus improvisus; Carcinus maenas; Epibiosis; Mytilus edulis; Optimal foraging; Predation preference; Predator prey interaction

Indexed keywords

CRAB; EPIBIONT; MOLLUSC; OPTIMUM FORAGING THEORY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY SELECTION; PREY SIZE;

BALANUS; BALANUS IMPROVISUS; BIVALVIA; CARCINUS MAENAS; CIRRIPEDIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA TAXON); DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MYTILIDAE; MYTILUS; MYTILUS EDULIS; PORTUNIDAE; THORACICA;

EID: 0041851431     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(03)00199-0     Document Type: Article

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