Morpho-functional defences of Mediterranean sea urchins, Paracentrotus lividus and Arbacia lixula, against fish predators

Marine Biology

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 797-802

  Guidetti, P ^a   Mori, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; ECHINODERM; ECOMORPHOLOGY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

ARBACIA LIXULA; ECHINOIDEA; PARACENTROTUS LIVIDUS; PISCES;

EID: 21844440034     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-005-1611-z     Document Type: Article

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