Vulnerability of longfin inshore squid (Loligo pealeii) to predation: The influence of relative prey size and behavior

Cephalopods provide forage to a wide range of predators in marine food-webs. Despite their ecological importance, a basic understanding of the mechanisms controlling predation risk and demand is lacking. This is true of one of the most common species of squid found in the northwest Atlantic, the lon...

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Main Author: Staudinger, Michelle Dana
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2010
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3397748