Avian predation on wild and cultured sea urchin Strongylocentrotus intermedius in a rocky shore habitat

Fisheries Science

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 303-313

  Hori, Masakazu ^a   Noda, Takashi ^b  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carrion crow; Predation; Rocky shore; Sea urchin; Slaty backed gull; Strongylocentrotus intermedius

Indexed keywords

AVES; CORVIDAE; ECHINOIDEA; LARUS SCHISTISAGUS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS INTERMEDIUS;

EID: 34147098056     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: 14442906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-2906.2007.01336.x     Document Type: Article

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