Parasitism can influence the intertidal zonation of non-host organisms

Marine Biology

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-11

  Mouritsen, K N ^a   Poulin, R ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; PARASITISM; PREDATION; ZONATION;

ACTINIARIA; ANEMONE; ANIMALIA; ANTHOPLEURA AUREORADIATA; AUSTROVENUS STUTCHBURYI; COMINELLA GLANDIFORMIS; NOTOACMEA; NOTOLABRUS CELIDOTUS; PATELLIDAE; TREMATODA;

EID: 27744578692     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-005-0060-z     Document Type: Article

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