Feeding preferences of Acanthaster planci (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) under controlled conditions of food availability

Pacific Science

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 113-120

  Pratchett, Morgan S ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL; ECHINODERM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD PREFERENCE;

ACANTHASTER PLANCI; ACROPORA; ACROPORA FORMOSA; ACROPORA GEMMIFERA; ACROPORA HYACINTHUS; ACROPORA NASUTA; ACROPORIDAE; ANTHOZOA; ASTERIAS; ASTEROIDEA; ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOPORA HORRIDA; EUPHORBIA MILII VAR. SPLENDENS; FAVITES; FUNGIA FUNGITES; GONIASTREA; GONIOPORA LOBATA; HYACINTHUS; KOEBERLINIA SPINOSA; MONTIPORA; MONTIPORA UNDATA; PAVONA CACTUS; POCILLOPORA; POCILLOPORA DAMICORNIS; POCILLOPORIDAE; PORITES CYLINDRICA; PORITES LOBATA; STYLOPHORA (CORAL); STYLOPHORA PISTILLATA; SYMPHYLLIA RECTA;

EID: 33846057741     PISSN: 00308870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/psc.2007.0011     Document Type: Article

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