Shore-level size gradients in Tegula funebralis (A. Adams) : seasonal changes influenced by interaction of predator preference and prey behavior
Aspects of the Pisaster-Tegula interaction are re-examined. Reproductive portions of T. funebrallis populations are shown to be immune to seastar predation through a combination of predator preference for larger snails and a withdrawal behavior that favors the escape of smaller snails after capture...
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Scholarly Commons
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| Online Access: | https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2017 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3016&context=uop_etds |