Behavioural mechanisms of sea stars (Asterias vulgaris Verrill and Leptasterias polaris Müller) and crabs (Cancer irroratus Say and Hyas araneus Linnaeus) preying on juvenile sea scallops (Placopecten magellanicus (Gmelin)), and procedural effects of scallop tethering

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 374, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 134-143

  Nadeau, Madeleine ^a,b,c   Barbeau, Myriam A ^a,b,c   Brêthes, Jean Claude ^a,b,c  

^a Centre maricole des Îles de la Madeleine CeMIM   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Component behaviours; Crab; Modelling; Predator prey interactions; Sea scallop; Sea star; Tethering

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE REACTION; BIVALVE; CRAB; ECHINODERM; JUVENILE; MORTALITY; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY CAPTURE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SURVIVAL;

ASTERIAS; ASTERIAS VULGARIS; ASTEROIDEA; CANCER IRRORATUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HYAS ARANEUS; LEPTASTERIAS POLARIS; PECTINIDAE; PLACOPECTEN MAGELLANICUS;

EID: 65749108923     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2009.04.014     Document Type: Article

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