Browsing by Subject "Herbivory"

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Food selection by a mangrove crab: temporal changes in fasted animals

Christofoletti, Ronaldo Adriano [UNIFESP]; Hattori, Gustavo Y.; Pinheiro, Marcelo A. A. (Springer, 2013-02-01)

The feeding choices of the mangrove crab Ucides cordatus for various mangrove plant leaves (Avicennia schaueriana, Laguncularia racemosa, and Rhizophora mangle) at different ages (mature, senescent pre-abscission, and ...
Interactive effects of grazing and environmental stress on macroalgal biomass in subtropical rocky shores: Modulation of bottom-up inputs by wave action

Flores, Augusto A. V.; Christofoletti, Ronaldo Adriano [UNIFESP]; Peres, Ana Luisa F.; Ciotti, Aurea M.; Navarrete, Sergio A. (Elsevier B.V., 2015-02-01)

In contrast to what is observed in most temperate regions, perennial macroalgae are rare at the mid intertidal level of tropical and subtropical shores, and energy transfer through benthic herbivores largely relies on the ...