Herbivory in small carnivores: Benthic hydroids as an example

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1541-1546

  Gili, Josep Maria ^a   Duró, Alicia ^a   García Valero, Josep ^b   Gasol, Josep M ^a   Rossi, Sergio ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

Author keywords

assimilation; benthic hydroids; feeding; herbivory; intracellular digestion

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CARNIVORE; DIATOM; HERBIVORY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INGESTION RATE; INVERTEBRATE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PHYTOPLANKTON; PREY CAPTURE; PREY SIZE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; EUDENDRIUM; EUDENDRIUM RACEMOSUM; HYDROZOA; THALASSIOSIRA WEISSFLOGII;

EID: 77958512381     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315408003214     Document Type: Article

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