Prey preferences of the polyclad flatworm Prostheceraeus roseus among Mediterranean species of the ascidian genus Pycnoclavella

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 592, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 535-539

  Pérez Portela, Rocío ^a   Turon, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Colonial ascidians; Palatability assays; Pycnoclavella

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CLIMATE CHANGE; METABOLITES; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

COLONIAL ASCIDIANS; PALATABILITY ASSAYS; PREY PREFERENCES; PYCNOCLAVELLA;

BIODIVERSITY;

ABUNDANCE; ASSAY; FLATWORM; INVERTEBRATE; PALATABILITY; PREY PREFERENCE; SYMPATRY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST);

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; PLATYHELMINTHES; PROSTHECERAEUS; PYCNOCLAVELLA; PYCNOCLAVELLA AURILUCENS;

EID: 34548453985     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-007-0807-2     Document Type: Article

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