Microalgal availability and consumption by Siphonaria pectinata (L., 1758) on a rocky shore

Boletin - Instituto Espanol de Oceanografia

Volumn 19, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 65-73

  Ocana T ^a   Fa, Darren A ^b  

^a Institute of Mediterranean Studies   (United Kingdom)

^b Gibraltar Museum   (Gibraltar)

Author keywords

Feed; Microalgae; Siphonaria pectinata

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GASTROPOD; LIFESTYLE; MICROALGA;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BASOMMATOPHORA; DOCOGLOSSA; GASTROPODA; PATELLIDAE; SIPHONARIA PECTINATA;

EID: 26244442882     PISSN: 00740195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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