Comparison of Three Methods for Determining the Prey Preference of the Muricid Snail Reishia clavigera
Joint Authors
Tomatsuri, Morihiko
Kon, Koetsu
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-05-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Earth Science , Water and Environment
Abstract EN
We propose an appropriate method for investigating the prey preferences of the muricid snail Reishia clavigera (Küster, 1860) with limited collection of live prey.
We compared 3 methods for examining the prey preference.
The first was a predation experiment, conducted with dead prey instead of live prey.
The second was a prey choice test using a few preys.
In this experiment, both live and dead prey were used.
The last method was a stable isotope analysis of R.
clavigera and its putative prey items.
Using live prey, bivalves were the most preferred prey, but goose barnacle was the most preferred prey species in experiments using dead prey.
The carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis supported the live prey experiment.
Since R.
clavigera prefer preying on live prey but will scavenge or cannibalize when no other food is available in natural habitats, experimental methods using dead prey are not suitable for investigating its prey preferences.
Considering the damage to natural habitats, the prey choice test is ecologically benign.
Taken together, our findings suggested the prey choice test is the most appropriate method of identifying the prey preferences of muricid snails when large numbers of live preys are difficult to collect.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tomatsuri, Morihiko& Kon, Koetsu. 2015. Comparison of Three Methods for Determining the Prey Preference of the Muricid Snail Reishia clavigera. Journal of Marine Sciences،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1068701
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tomatsuri, Morihiko& Kon, Koetsu. Comparison of Three Methods for Determining the Prey Preference of the Muricid Snail Reishia clavigera. Journal of Marine Sciences No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1068701
American Medical Association (AMA)
Tomatsuri, Morihiko& Kon, Koetsu. Comparison of Three Methods for Determining the Prey Preference of the Muricid Snail Reishia clavigera. Journal of Marine Sciences. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1068701
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1068701