Particle size selection in individuals from epifaunal versus infaunal populations of the nereidid polychaete Neanthes succinea (Polychaeta: Nereididae)

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 496, Issue , 2003, Pages 355-360

  Pardo, Erica V ^a   Dauer, Daniel M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deposit feeding; Gut contents; Macrophagous; Microphagous; Neanthes succinea; Particle selection

Indexed keywords

ESTUARIES; MORPHOLOGY; OCEAN HABITATS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SEDIMENTS;

DIATOMS;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

BENTHIC INFAUNA; DEPOSIT FEEDER; EPIFAUNA; FOOD SELECTION; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYCHAETE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE; METAZOA; NEANTHES; NEANTHES SUCCINEA; NEREIDIDAE; POLYCHAETA; PROTOZOA; SUCCINEA;

EID: 0242571868     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026181823273     Document Type: Conference Paper

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