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Prey Capture Ecology of the Cubozoan Carukia barnesi

Adult Carukia barnesi medusae feed predominantly on larval fish; however, their mode of prey capture seems more complex than previously described. Our findings revealed that during light conditions, this species extends its tentacles and ‘twitches’ them frequently. This highlights the lure-like nema...

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Autores principales: Courtney, Robert, Sachlikidis, Nik, Jones, Rhondda, Seymour, Jamie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4429964/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25970583
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0124256