The trophic ecology of Lunatia heros and its competitive interactions with Polinices duplicatus
The trophic ecology of two predatory marine gastropods, Lunatia heros and Polinices duplicatus, feeding on Mya was monitored under field conditions. Feeding and growth rates were affected by prey size, temperature and prey type. Both predatory species selected prey according to size, Lunatia consume...
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
1991
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9120880 |