Diet and prey selection dynamics of Cancer polyodon in three different habitat types in Tongoy Bay, Chile

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 751-756

  León, Rafael I ^a   Stotz, Wolfgang B ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRAB; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT TYPE; PREY SELECTION;

CHILE; COQUIMBO; SOUTH AMERICA; TONGOY BAY;

ARGOPECTEN; ARGOPECTEN PURPURATUS; BIVALVIA; CANCRIDAE; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HALOPHILA; INVERTEBRATA; PECTINIDAE; POLYODON;

EID: 4544359617     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315404009865h     Document Type: Article

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