
Feeding habits of Hyale media (Dana, 1853) (Crustacea-Amphipoda)
1985; UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO; Volume: 33; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1590/s1679-87591985000200007
ISSN1982-436X
AutoresAirton Santo Tararam, Yoko Wakabara, Hilda de Sousa Lima Mesquita,
Tópico(s)Cephalopods and Marine Biology
ResumoFeeding of maZes and femaZes of the Gammaridea Hyale me~a at mature and immature stages were tested in Zaboratory experiments.Maaro and miarosaopia aZgae as weZZ as dead 01' aUve animaZs were utiUzed as food.This gammarid ia omnivorous" feeding by predation" saavenging" browsing and saraping.Feeding behaviour was disaontinuous.Padina v~ek~~e was more utiZized in winter and Uiva n~~a in summer.The feeding aativity of aZZ the animaZs showed great variabiZity in reZation to the type of food.Higher temperatures probabZy aaaount for the higher aonsumption observed in summer.
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