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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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Veröffentlicht in:PeerJ
Hauptverfasser: Carman, Mary R., Grunden, David W., Govindarajan, Annette F.
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Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: PeerJ Inc. 2017
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Online Zugang: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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