Use of refuges by the ophiuroid Ophiopholis aculeata: Contrasting effects of substratum complexity on predation risk from two predators

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 284, Issue , 2004, Pages 173-183

  Drolet, David ^a   Himmelman, John H ^a   Rochette, Rémy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anti predator behavior; Echinoderms; Habitat complexity; Predation; Refuge; Threat sensitivity; Trade off

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; HABITAT STRUCTURE; PREDATION RISK; REFUGE;

ACULEATA; ASTERIAS; ASTERIAS RUBENS; ASTERIAS VULGARIS; ASTEROIDEA; ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDEA; OPHIOPHOLIS ACULEATA; OPHIUROIDEA; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS DROEBACHIENSIS;

EID: 12344270228     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps284173     Document Type: Article

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