Feeding and movement patterns of the sea cucumber Holothuria sanctori

Marine Biology

Volumn 160, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2957-2966

  Navarro, P G ^a,b   Garcia Sanz S ^b   Barrio, J M ^a   Tuya, F ^b  

^a Gobierno de Canarias ^*  (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; DETRITUS; ECHINODERM; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; MOVEMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; SHELTER;

CANARY ISLANDS; GRAN CANARIA; LAS PALMAS; SPAIN;

ANIMALIA; HOLOTHURIA; HOLOTHURIA SANCTORI; HOLOTHUROIDEA;

EID: 84886640691     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-013-2286-5     Document Type: Article

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