Selection of an omnivorous diet by the mangrove tree crab Aratus pisonii in laboratory experiments

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 59, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 59-69

  Erickson, Amy A ^a   Feller, Ilka C ^b   Paul, Valerie J ^a   Kwiatkowski, Lisa M ^a   Lee, Woody ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN MARINE STATION   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aratus pisonii; Compensatory feeding; Feeding preference; Mangroves; Omnivores; Rhizophora mangle

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL DIET; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRAB; DIET; FOOD PREFERENCE; MANGROVE;

BELIZE [CENTRAL AMERICA]; CENTRAL AMERICA; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; ARATUS PISONII; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); RHIZOPHORA MANGLE; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 38049036381     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2007.06.007     Document Type: Article

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