The use of trophic resources by a generalist eolid nudibranch: Hermissenda crassicornis (Mollusca: Gastropoda)

Cahiers de Biologie Marine

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-7

  Megina, César ^a   Gosliner, Terrence ^b   Cervera, J Lucas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Eolid; Euryphagous; Hermissanda crassicornis; Hydroids; Trophic strategy; Tunicates

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD SELECTION; GASTROPOD; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ACTINIARIA; AMAROUCIUM SOLIDUM; ANEMONE; CNIDARIA; GASTROPODA; HERMISSENDA; HERMISSENDA CRASSICORNIS; HYDROIDA; HYDROZOA; MOLLUSCA; NUDIBRANCHIA; UROCHORDATA;

EID: 34047237767     PISSN: 00079723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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