Publication Date:
2018-03-09
Description:
The quality of the food, especially origin and size, of the only European fiddler crab, Uca
tangeri (Eydoux, 1835), was studied over a 2 yr period. In experiments with fluorescent microparticles, all particles smaller than 250 pm were ingested regardless of thelr chemical composition. Comparisons of sediment, feeding pellets and faeces showed that U. tangeri feeds primarily on microalgae which are completely extracted from the sediment. It also consumes vascular macrophytes (Arthrocnemum spp.),
macroalgae, detritus and fish carcasses.
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Article
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PeerReviewed
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