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Species–specific crab predation on the hydrozoan clinging jellyfish Gonionemus sp. (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa), subsequent crab mortality, and possible ecological consequences

Here we report a unique trophic interaction between the cryptogenic and sometimes highly toxic hydrozoan clinging jellyfish Gonionemus sp. and the spider crab Libinia dubia. We assessed species–specific predation on the Gonionemus medusae by crabs found in eelgrass meadows in Massachusetts, USA. The...

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Publicado en:PeerJ
Main Authors: Carman, Mary R., Grunden, David W., Govindarajan, Annette F.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2017
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5660875/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29085761
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3966
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