Defensive behaviors of the gastropod amphissa Columbiana

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 217-222

  Braithwaite, Lee F ^a   Stone, Bruce ^a   Bingham, Brian L ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Defense; Leptasterias hexactis; Predator; Sea star; Snail

Indexed keywords

AMPHISSA COLUMBIANA; ASTEROIDEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GASTROPODA; LEPTASTERIAS; LEPTASTERIAS HEXACTIS;

EID: 77952714366     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/035.029.0118     Document Type: Article

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