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Observation on a sea urchin capturing a juvenile mullet
| Title: | Observation on a sea urchin capturing a juvenile mullet. |
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| Name(s): |
Gilmore, R. G., creator Gore, R. H., creator Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 1974 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Academy of Sciences, Inc. | |
| Extent: | 7 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3174422 (digitool), FADT3174422 (IID), fau:5797 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
Lytechinus variegatus is usually thought of as a sedentary or slow-moving herbivore incapable of feeding on other than benthic flora and fauna. Thus, it was surprising to observe one of these urchins capture, kill and ingest a free-swimming juvenile mullet Mugil curema (Cuvier & Valenciennes). In this paper we briefly describe our observations of this behavior and suggest reasons for its occurrence. This manuscript may be cited as: Gilmore, R. G., & Gore, R. H. (1974). Observation on a sea urchin capturing a juvenile mullet. Florida Scientist, 37(1), 52-56. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #34. |
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| Subject(s): |
Sea urchins Gray mullets Predation (Biology) Animal feeding Clupeidae |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3174422 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©1974 Florida Academy of Sciences, Inc. | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
