Chitons’ apparent camouflage does not reduce predation by green crabs Carcinus maenas

Chitons are very common molluscs on European rocky shores. They are common prey of fish and crabs and often display several colour morphs within a given habitat. Predation is one of the potential mechanisms accounting for chiton colour polymorphism. The colour variation is considered to provide a ca...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Mendonça, Vanessa (author)
Outros Autores: Vinagre, Catarina (author), Boaventura, D.M. (author), Cabral, Henrique (author), Silva, Ana C. F. (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2019
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10451/38886
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/38886