The Box Crab Calappa hepatica as a Nuclear Species for the Opportunistic Foraging Behaviour of the Flowery Flounder, Bothus mancus, in the Indo-Pacific

Some predatory fishes may exhibit opportunistic feeding behaviour by exploiting potential prey that is distracted, displaced, or exposed by the activities of a third party that acts as a ‘nuclear’ species. Other fishes mostly perform the role of ‘nuclear’ species, but benthic invertebrates, such as...

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Published in:	Diversity (Basel) Vol. 16; no. 11; p. 662
Main Authors:	Betti, Federico, Hoeksema, Bert W.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Basel MDPI AG 01.11.2024
Subjects:	Associations Benthic fauna Bothidae Bothus mancus Calappa hepatica Calappidae Coral reefs Crabs Crustaceans Feeding behavior Fish following and scavenging Foraging Foraging behavior hunting strategies Identification and classification interspecific association Invertebrates Philippines Predation (Biology) Predators Shellfish Zoological research Indian Ocean Pacific Ocean United States > US Philippines Atlantic Ocean Indonesia following and scavenging Philippines association hunting strategies interspecific Bothidae Calappidae
ISSN:	1424-2818, 1424-2818
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