Host use by Australasian seaweed mesograzers in relation to feeding preferences of larger grazers

Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2955-2967

  Taylor, Richard B ^a,b   Steinberg, Peter D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Algae; Amphipod; Chemical defense; Echinoid; Fish; Gastropod; Grazing; Herbivory; Isopod; Mesograzer; Plant herbivore theory; Spatial refuge

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD WEB; HOST USE; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; RED ALGA; SEAWEED;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ALGAE; AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; CHLOROPHYTA; ECHINOIDA; ECHINOIDEA; GASTROPODA; HERE (GASTROPOD); ISOPODA; PISCES; PTEROCLADIELLA CAPILLACEA; RHODOPHYTA; ULVALES;

EID: 26044479426     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 00129658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/04-1480     Document Type: Article

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