Epizoic acoelomorph flatworms compete with their coral host for zooplankton

Coral Reefs

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 665-

  Wijgerde, T ^a   Spijkers, P ^a   Verreth, J ^a   Osinga, R ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CORAL REEF; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLATWORM; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GROWTH; HABITAT USE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; ZOOPLANKTON;

ACOELOMORPHA; ANTHOZOA; PLATYHELMINTHES;

EID: 79961028919     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-011-0781-z     Document Type: Article

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