Foraging behavior and activity budgets of sea stars on a subtidal sediment bottom community

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 322, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 153-165

  Himmelman, John H ^a   Dutil, Claudine ^a   Gaymer, Carlos F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Activity budget; Energy maximizer; Foraging behavior; Sea star

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BIVALVE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR;

ASTERIAS; ASTERIAS VULGARIS; ASTEROIDEA; BIVALVIA; CROSSASTER PAPPOSUS; LEPTASTERIAS POLARIS; SOLASTER ENDECA;

EID: 24044438481     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2005.02.014     Document Type: Article

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