Biogeographic differences in claw size and performance in an introduced crab predatorCarcinus maenas

ABSTRACT: Introduced predators must forage effectively to persist in new areas, and effective resource use is correlated with a predator’s trophic (feeding) structures. The extent to which trophic morphology responds to spatial variation in prey resistance, and the time scale of that response, howev...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Marine Ecology Progress Series. - Inter-Research, 1979. - 276(2004) vom: Aug., Seite 209-222
1. Verfasser:	Smith, L. David (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	2004
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:	Marine Ecology Progress Series
Schlagworte:	Introduced species Trophic polymorphism Crab claws Phenotypic plasticity Rapid evolution Ecological arms race Carcinus maenas Littorina obtusata Biological sciences Physical sciences mehr... Business Applied sciences