Early Cambrian origin of modern food webs: Evidence from predator arrow worms

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 274, Issue 1610, 2007, Pages 627-633

  Vannier, J ^a   Steiner, M ^b   Renvoise E ^c   Hu, S X ^d   Casanova, J P ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^d Yunnan Institute of Geological Sciences   (China)

^e AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Cambrian; Chaetognaths; Food chain; Fossil lagerst tte; Plankton; Predation

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; FOOD CHAIN; FOSSIL RECORD; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; METAZOAN; MORPHOLOGY; NICHE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; TROPHIC STRUCTURE; ZOOPLANKTON;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOTA; CAMBRIAN; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; FAUNA; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD WEB; FOSSIL; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PALEONTOLOGY; PLANKTON; PRECAMBRIAN; PREDATOR; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WORM; ZOOPLANKTON; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; HISTOLOGY; INVERTEBRATE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

ANIMALIA; CHAETOGNATHA; METAZOA;

ANIMALS; CHINA; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FOOD CHAIN; FOSSILS; INVERTEBRATES;

EID: 33947524331     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3761     Document Type: Review

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