A laboratory study of the behavior of two species of grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio Holthuis and Palaemonetes vulgaris Holthuis) and the killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus Linneaus)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 314, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 187-201

  Carson, M Leigh ^a,c   Merchant, Henry ^b  

^a The Sapphire Group   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Bethesda MD 20814 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Grass shrimp; Killifish; Predation

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; AVOIDANCE REACTION; CRUSTACEAN; FISH; LOCOMOTION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; PALAEMONETES PUGIO; PALAEMONETES VULGARIS;

EID: 11844272008     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2004.08.020     Document Type: Article

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