Role of food source and predator avoidance in habitat specialization by an octocoral-associated amphipod

Oecologia

Volumn 155, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 739-749

  Kumagai, Naoki H ^a,b  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemical defense; Commensalism; Feeding preference; Host use; Plant animal interaction

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; AVOIDANCE REACTION; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; COMMENSAL; CORAL; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; PREDATION RISK; REFUGE; SHALLOW WATER;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FISH; FOOD PREFERENCE; PHYSIOLOGY;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; ESCAPE REACTION; FISHES; FOOD PREFERENCES;

ASIA; CHUBU; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; IZU PENINSULA; JAPAN; SHIZUOKA [CHUBU];

ACABARIA; ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; JAPONICA; MELITHAEA FLABELLIFERA;

EID: 41149142335     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-007-0941-6     Document Type: Article

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