Feeding ecology of the green crab, Carcinus maenas (L., 1758) in a temperate estuary, Portugal

Crustaceana

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1181-1193

  Baeta, Alexandra ^a   Cabral, Henrique N ^b   Marques, João C ^a   Pardal, Miguel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; CRAB; CRUSTACEAN; DIET; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; ESTUARINE ORGANISM; FEEDING ECOLOGY; NEMATODE; PREDATION; PREY SELECTION; TELEOST; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TIDE; TRAWL NET;

COIMBRA [PORTUGAL]; EURASIA; EUROPE; MONDEGO ESTUARY; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CARCINUS MAENAS; CRANGON CRANGON; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HEDISTE DIVERSICOLOR; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 33845415120     PISSN: 0011216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854006778859506     Document Type: Article

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