Predation on hardest molluscan eggs by confamilial snails (Neritidae) and its potential significance in egg-laying site selection

Journal of Molluscan Studies

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 360-366

  Kano, Yasunori ^a   Fukumori, Hiroaki ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; EGG PREDATION; EGG PRODUCTION; FECES; HERBIVORE; LABORATORY METHOD; SHELL; SITE SELECTION; SNAIL; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

CLITHON; GASTROPODA; NERITIDAE; NERITINA; NERITOPSINA;

EID: 78049259231     PISSN: 02601230     EISSN: 14643766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/eyq018     Document Type: Article

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