Food selection in freshwater omnivores: A case study of crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 357-376

  Gherardi, Francesca ^a   Acquistapace, Patrizia ^a   Santini, Giacomo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Austropotamobius pallipes; Crayfish; Food selection; Freshwater communities; Omnivory

Indexed keywords

CRAYFISH; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD SELECTION; OMNIVORY;

ANIMALIA; ASTACIDAE; ASTACOIDEA; AUSTROPOTAMOBIUS; AUSTROPOTAMOBIUS PALLIPES; BRYOPHYTA; FUNGI; INSECTA; METAZOA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 1942502908     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-9136/2004/0159-0357     Document Type: Article

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