Predation of Juvenile Japanese Sea Cucumber Apostichopus japonicus by Kelp Crab Pugettia ferox
The predation of commercially important Japanese sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus by the kelp crab Pugettia ferox, widely distributed in coastal northeast Asia, was examined in field sampling and laboratory experiments. The ossicles of A. japonicus were detected from the stomach contents of a nat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Marine Science |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.684989/full |