Prey selectivity of the octocoral Carijoa riisei at Pernambuco, Brazil

Prey selectivity of the octocoral Carijoa riisei at Pernambuco, Brazil

This study was designed to evaluate prey selection (type and size) by the octocoral Carijoa riisei at Porto de Galinhas beach, Northeast Brazil, relating prey availability in plankton with the content inside polyps. Diatoms and cyanophytes were the predominant items found in both polyp gastric cavit...

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Main Authors: Paula B. Gomes, Ana K.F. Lira, Jean-Philippe Naud, Andre M. Santos, Carlos D. Pérez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2012-03-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Subjects:
Alcyonacea
alimentação natural
seletividade de presas
disponibilidade de presas
ecologia trófica
natural feeding
prey selectivity
prey availability
trophic ecology
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