Selective crab predation on native and introduced bivalves in British Columbia

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 325, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 8-17

  Dudas, Sarah E ^a,c   McGaw, Iain J ^b   Dower, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c BAMFIELD MARINE SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crab predation; Invasion; Non indigenous; Nuttallia obscurata; Prey preference; Protothaca staminea

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; CRAB; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; PREY PREFERENCE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BIVALVIA; CANCER MAGISTER; CANCER PRODUCTUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); NUTTALLIA OBSCURATA; PROTOTHACA STAMINEA; VENERUPIS (RUDITAPES) PHILIPPINARUM;

EID: 27644434211     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2005.04.015     Document Type: Article

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