Viable algae released by the seastar Dermasterias imbricata feeding on the symbiotic sea anemone Anthopleura elegantissima

Marine Biology

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 369-375

  Bachman, Sarah ^a,b   Muller Parker, Gisèle ^a,c  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CHLOROPHYLL; ECHINODERM; INVERTEBRATE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PREDATION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SYMBIOSIS; VIABILITY;

ACTINIARIA; ALGAE; ANEMONE; ANTHOPLEURA ELEGANTISSIMA; DERMASTERIAS IMBRICATA; ECHINODERMATA;

EID: 33845643571     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-006-0344-y     Document Type: Article

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