Sex differences in body morphology and multitrophic interactions involving the foraging behaviour of the crab Carcinus maenas

Marine Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 394-403

  Spooner, Elizabeth H ^a   Coleman, Ross A ^b   Attrill, Martin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decapods; Flume; Morphometrics; Predator avoidance; Prey selection; Snails

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BODY SIZE; CRAB; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MORPHOLOGY; PREDATION; PREY SELECTION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

ANIMALIA; CARCINUS MAENAS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GASTROPODA; GIBBULA UMBILICALIS; LITTORINA LITTOREA; MOLLUSCA; SEPIA OFFICINALIS; SEPIIDAE;

EID: 34548179072     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: 14390485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2007.00186.x     Document Type: Article

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