Cannibalism by the juveniles of the gastropod Rapana venosa (Muricidae) reared under laboratory conditions

Yu, ZL; Wang, H; Song, H; Bai, YC; Sun, JC; Qian, YS; Hu, N; Yang, MJ; Zhang, T

Zhang, T (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Oceanol, CAS Key Lab Marine Ecol & Environm Sci, Qingdao 266071, Peoples R China.; Zhang, T (reprint author), Qingdao Natl Lab Marine Sci & Technol, Lab Marine Ecol & Environm Sci, Qingdao 266237, Peoples

JOURNAL OF MOLLUSCAN STUDIES, 2018; 84 (): 303

Abstract

We report extreme cannibalistic behaviour in juveniles (1.5-10 mm) of the rapa whelk, Rapana venosa, when they transition from a phytophagous to a car......

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