Predator-prey interactions between crayfish (Orconectes juvenilis) and snails (Physa gyrina) are affected by spatial scale and chemical cues

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-66

  Dickey, Bradley F ^a,b   McCarthy, Thomas M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b CNA CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UTICA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Foraging behavior; Injury; Species interactions

Indexed keywords

ASTACOIDEA; GASTROPODA; ORCONECTES JUVENILIS; PHYSA GYRINA;

EID: 34047201829     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: 17447410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7410.2007.00076.x     Document Type: Review

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