Spatial associations among algae affect host use in a herbivorous marine amphipod

Oecologia

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 104-112

  Poore, Alistair G B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Associational resistance; Food quality; Herbivory; Macroalgae; Mesograzers

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; HERBIVORY; HOST PREFERENCE; HOST QUALITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ADAPTATION; ALGA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CRUSTACEA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALGAE; ANIMALS; CRUSTACEA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ALGAE; AMPHIPODA; PADINA; PADINA CRASSA; PERAMPHITHOE; SARGASSUM;

EID: 3142532981     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-004-1557-8     Document Type: Article

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