New additions to the feeding ecology of Carcinus maenas (L., 1758) in a South-western Europe estuary (Portugal)

Cahiers de Biologie Marine

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 229-238

  Chaves, Maria Luísa ^a   Horta, Manuel Santos ^a   Chainho, Paula ^a   Costa, Maria José ^a   Costa, José Lino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Diet; Green crab; Mondego estuary; Opportunistic strategy; Size sex classes; Spatial and temporal variations

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BIVALVE; CANNIBALISM; CRAB; DIET; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FOOD WEB; GASTROPOD; PISCIVORY; POLYCHAETE; SAMPLING; SEASONALITY; SEX RATIO; SIZE STRUCTURE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STOMACH CONTENT; TRAWLING;

COIMBRA [PORTUGAL]; MONDEGO ESTUARY; PORTUGAL;

ALGAE; BIVALVIA; CARCINUS MAENAS; CARNIVORA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GASTROPODA; ISOPODA; LITTORINIDAE; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 78649337336     PISSN: 00079723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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