Impact of Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis on blue mussel Mytilus edulis trossulus – laboratory studies of claw strength, handling behavior, consumption rate, and size selective predation
We examined the claw strength, handling behavior, consumption rate, and size selective predation of the invasive Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis feeding on native Baltic Sea blue mussels Mytilus edulis trossulus during 24 h laboratory experiments. Single starved crabs were offered 15 mussels...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-07-01
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| Series: | Oceanologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0078323415000676 |