Chemosensory responses and foraging behavior of the seastar Pycnopodia helianthoides

Marine Biology

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 789-795

  Brewer, Reid ^a   Konar, Brenda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CUE; ECHINODERM; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PREY LOCATION; SCAVENGING (FEEDING);

BIVALVIA; PYCNOPODIA HELIANTHOIDES; SAXIDOMUS GIGANTEUS;

EID: 21844477575     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-005-1608-7     Document Type: Article

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