Predatory nature of the littoral amphipod Echinogammarus marinus: Gut content analysis and effects of alternative food and substrate heterogeneity

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 291, Issue , 2005, Pages 151-158

  Dick, Jaimie T A ^a   Johnson, Mark P ^a   McCambridge, Susan ^a   Johnson, Jamie ^a   Carson, Victoria E E ^a   Kelly, David W ^a   MacNeil, Calum ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphipods; Echinogammarus marinus; Gut content; Heterogeneity; Littoral communities; Predation

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HETEROGENEITY; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; PREDATION;

ALGAE; AMPHIPODA; ANNELIDA; ECHINOGAMMARUS; ECHINOGAMMARUS MARINUS; ISOPODA; JAERA NORDMANNI; TUBIFICOIDES BENEDII;

EID: 19944402898     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps291151     Document Type: Article

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