Feeding physiology of the carnivorous gastropod Thais clavigera (Kuster): Do they eat "soup"?

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 312, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-66

  Lau, Danny C P ^a   Leung, Kenneth M Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Dissolved organic matters; Eutrophication; Nucella lapillus; Particulate organic matters; Seston; Whelk

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GASTROPOD; GROWTH; NUTRITION; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; SESTON;

ANIMALIA; CLAVIGERA; GASTROPODA; MURICIDAE; NEOGASTROPODA; NUCELLA LAPILLUS; SEPTIFER VIRGATUS; THAIS; THAIS CLAVIGERA;

EID: 4644356368     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2004.06.002     Document Type: Article

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