Cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus) predation relative to bivalve ontogeny

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 187-196

  Fisher, Robert A ^a   Call, Garrett C ^a   Grubbs, R Dean ^b  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bivalve mollusc; cownose ray; Durophagy; predation risk; prey selection; Rhinoptera

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; CRASSOSTREA ARIAKENSIS; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; MERCENARIA; MERCENARIA MERCENARIA; MOLLUSCA; MYA; MYA ARENARIA; OSTREIDAE; RHINOPTERA; RHINOPTERA BONASUS; RHINOPTERINAE;

EID: 79955382030     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2983/035.030.0126     Document Type: Article

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