Behavioural response to interference competition in a sessile suspension feeder

The sessile suspension-feeding worm-snailDendropoma maximaSowerby, 1825 (Vermetidae) secretes a mucous web to capture planktonic prey. In dense groups, the feeding webs of neighbouring snails frequently overlap and stick together. This may create direct food competition between neighbours because th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Marine ecology. Progress series (Halstenbek) 2008-01, Vol.353, p.131-135
Hauptverfasser:	Gagern, Antonius, Schürg, Timo, Michiels, Nico K., Schulte, Gregor, Sprenger, Dennis, Anthes, Nils
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aggregation Animal feeding behavior Chemical suspensions Coral reefs Corals Dendropoma maxima Ecological competition Food Marine Plankton Reefs Snails Vermetidae
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