Feeding ecology of Ammothella longipes (Arthropoda: Pycnogonida) in the Mediterranean Sea: A fatty acid biomarker approach

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 588-597

  Soler Membrives, Anna ^a   Rossi, Sergio ^b   Munilla, Tomás ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ammothella longipes; Fatty acids; Feeding behavior; NW Mediterranean; Pycnogonids; Seasonal variation; Trophic links

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOMARKER; COASTAL ZONE; DIET; FATTY ACID; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; MACROALGA; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; POLYCHAETE; PREY AVAILABILITY; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SESTON; SPIDER; STOMACH CONTENT;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST);

AMMOTHELLA LONGIPES; ARTHROPODA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEREIDA; NEREIDIDAE; POLYCHAETA; PYCNOGONIDA; STYPOCAULON;

EID: 79955122396     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.02.018     Document Type: Article

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