Optimal foraging versus shared doom effects: interactive influence of mussel size and epibiosis on predator preference
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- 作者：Enderlein ; Peter ; Moorthi ; Stefanie ; Rö ; hrscheidt ; Holger ; Wahl ; Martin
- 关键词：Predator&ndash ; prey interaction ; Epibiosis ; Carcinus maenas ; Mytilus edulis ; Balanus improvisus ; Optimal foraging ; Predation preference
- 刊名：Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
- 出版年：2003
- 出版时间：August 12, 2003
- 年：2003
- 卷：292
- 期：2
- 页码：231-242
- 全文大小：340 K
文摘
In the western Baltic Sea, the highly competitive blue mussel Mytilus edulis tends to monopolize shallow water hard substrata. In many habitats, mussel dominance is mainly controlled by the generalist predator Carcinus maenas. These predator–prey interactions seem to be affected by mussel size (relative to crab size) and mussel epibionts.