Barnacles in the diet of the molluscan grazer Chiton granosas Frembly, 1827 (Mollusca, Placophora) present on the intertidal rocky shore of Iquique, northern Chile;Cirripedios en la dieta del molusco herbívoro Chiton granosus Frembly, 1827 (Mollusca, Placophora) presente en el intermareal rocoso de Iquique, norte de Chile

Investigaciones Marinas

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 109-113

  Aguilera, Moisés A ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Barnacles; Chiton granosus; Cyprid larvae; Diet; Omnivory; Post metamorphic larvae

Indexed keywords

CYPRIDIDAE; MOLLUSCA; THORACICA;

EID: 34547463366     PISSN: 07161069     EISSN: 07177178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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