Feeding preferences of the abalone haliotis iris in relation to macroalgal species, attachment, accessibility and water movement

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 589-597

  Cornwall, Christopher E ^a,b   Phillips, Nicole E ^a   McNaught, Doug C ^a,c  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

algal accessibility; drift algae; feeding preferences; grazing; Haliotis iris; plant herbivore interactions; water motion

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; GIGARTINA; HALIOTIDAE; HALIOTIS IRIS; LESSONIA (STRAMENOPILES); PHAEOPHYCEAE; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 77958600054     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/035.028.0323     Document Type: Article

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