Feeding behaviour, efficiency and food preference in yabbies Cherax destructor

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 605, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-35

  Meakin, Craig A ^a   Qin, Jian G ^a   Mair, Graham C ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capture efficiency; Consumption; Food preference; Freshwater crayfish; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; FOOD ADDITIVES; WATER;

CAPTURE EFFICIENCY; FRESHWATER CRAYFISH; WALKING LEGS; ZOOPLANKTONS;

FISH;

BODY SIZE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CRAYFISH; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; TROPHIC INTERACTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMALIA; ASTACOIDEA; CHERAX DESTRUCTOR; DAPHNIA;

EID: 41849130300     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-008-9297-0     Document Type: Article

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