Energy Maximization in the Diet of the Shore Crab, Carcinus maenas
- 1 February 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Journal of Animal Ecology
- Vol. 47 (1), 103-116
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3925
Abstract
(1) For a given sized crab there is an optimal mussel size at which prey value (energy content/handling time) is at a maximum. The optimal mussel size increases...This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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