Habitat and food selection by herbivorous amphipods associated with macroalgal beds on the southeast coast of Brazil

The factors that influence the selection of marine macrophytes by meso-herbivores are complex, and may include the nutritional quality of algae, the value of the habitat as a shelter, and the availability of algae in the environment. Here we investigated the existence of differential use of Sargassu...

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Main Authors: Mauro Rezende Tavares, Henrique Grande, Giuliano Buzá Jacobucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Carcinologia
Series:Nauplius
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-64972013000100002&lng=en&tlng=en