Feeding strategy of the sacoglossan opisthobranch Oxynoe olivacea on the tropical green alga Caulerpa taxifolia

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 580, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 255-257

  Gianguzza, Paola ^a   Andaloro, Franco ^a,b   Riggio, Silvano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b ICRAM   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caulerpa spp.; Feeding strategy; Introduced species; Oxynoe olivacea

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; DISPERSIONS; OCEAN HABITATS;

CAULERPA SPP; FEEDING STRATEGY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; OXYNOE OLIVACEA;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

DISPERSION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GREEN ALGA; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIBILITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; REGENERATION; SLUG;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ALGAE; CAULERPA; CAULERPA TAXIFOLIA; CHLOROPHYTA; OXYNOE OLIVACEA;

EID: 33947531701     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0447-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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