Does the invasion of Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea affect the feeding habits of amphipods (Crustacea: Amphipoda)?

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 87-94

  Vázquez Luis, Maite ^a,b   Sanchez Jerez, Pablo ^b   Bayle Sempere, Just T ^b  

^a Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

biodiversity; detritus; exotic species; feeding habits; gut contents; impact; invasive species; trophic dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011463321     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315412000288     Document Type: Article

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