Niche segregation in sandy beach animals: An analysis with surface-active peracarid crustaceans on the Atlantic coast of Spain

Marine Biology

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 613-625

  Lastra, Mariano ^a   Schlacher, Thomas A ^b   Olabarria, Celia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; BEACH; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HETEROGENEITY; ISOPOD; NICHE PARTITIONING; ORGANIC MATTER; SPATIAL VARIATION; SYMPATRY;

ATLANTIC COAST [EUROPE]; ATLANTIC COAST [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; INVERTEBRATA; ONISCOIDEA; PERACARIDA; TALITRIDAE; TALITRUS SALTATOR; TALORCHESTIA BRITO; TYLOS EUROPAEUS;

EID: 77649335852     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-009-1346-3     Document Type: Article

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