Food preferences of mangrove crabs related to leaf nitrogen compounds in the Segara Anakan Lagoon, Java, Indonesia

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 414-426

  Nordhaus, Inga ^a   Salewski, Tabea ^b,c   Jennerjahn, Tim C ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR TROPICAL MARINE RESEARCH ZMT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Amino Acids; C and N Isotopes; Food Preferences; Hexosamines; Indonesia; Leaf Consumption; Mangrove Crabs

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BENTHOS; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRAB; DETRITUS; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD PREFERENCE; LEAF; LEAF LITTER; MANGROVE; NITROGEN COMPOUND; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; OMNIVORY; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC NITROGEN; STOMACH CONTENT;

GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; JAVA; SEGARA ANAKAN LAGOON; SUNDA ISLES;

AEGICERAS CORNICULATUM; ALGAE; ANIMALIA; AVICENNIA; AVICENNIA ALBA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CERIOPS DECANDRA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EPISESARMA; GRAPSOIDEA; METAPLAX ELEGANS; METOPOGRAPSUS LATIFRONS; PERISESARMA; RHIZOPHORA APICULATA; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SCYLLA; SONNERATIA CASEOLARIS;

EID: 79956074656     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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