Sublethal predation and regeneration in two onuphid polychaetes: Patterns and implications

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 217, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 242-252

  Berke, Sarah K ^a   Cruz, Veronica ^a,b   Osman, Richard W ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; POLYCHAETE; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; REGROWTH; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TUBE DWELLER;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

AMERICONUPHIS MAGNA; DIOPATRA CUPREA; ONUPHIDAE; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 74349120446     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/BBLv217n3p242     Document Type: Article

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