Intraguild predation between the native North Sea jellyfish Cyanea capillata and the invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 535-540

  Hosia, Aino ^a   Titelman, Josefin ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cyanea capillata; feeding rates; intraguild predation; invasive species; Mnemiopsis leidyi

Indexed keywords

FEEDING; INGESTION RATE; INTRAGUILD PREDATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; JELLYFISH; NATIVE SPECIES;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

CYANEA CAPILLATA; MNEMIOPSIS LEIDYI; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 79551709151     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbq106     Document Type: Article

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