Crushing predation of the spiny star Marthasterias glacialis upon the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus

Marine Biology

Volumn 156, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1083-1086

  Gianguzza, P ^a   Bonaviri, C ^a   Guidetti, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECHINODERM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; REEF;

ECHINOIDEA; MARTHASTERIAS GLACIALIS; PARACENTROTUS; PARACENTROTUS LIVIDUS;

EID: 67349153970     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-009-1153-x     Document Type: Article

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