Date of Award
1971
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.)
Department
Graduate School
First Advisor
James A. Blake
First Committee Member
Steven Obrebski
Second Committee Member
Edmund H. Smith
Abstract
In the present study, the sediment reworking rates, irrigation rates, and activity patterns of Axiotheata rubrocincta have been investigated. The results are compared with studies of other deposit feeding polychaetes.
Because sediment ingestion is a feeding process, it has been necessary to examine some aspects of the feeding morphology and ecology of A. rubrocincta. Some of these findings differed from the results of Spies (MS.). The feeding biology and morphology of two additional maldanidae, Clymenella sp. and Praxillella affinis pacifica (Berkeley, 1929) have been studied. These finding are compared with earlier studies on maldanid genera and species by Pilgrim (1965b, 1966a).
Pages
123
Recommended Citation
Kudenov, Jerry David. (1971). Sediment reworking rates and the feeding ecology of Axiothella rubrocincta (Polychaeta: maldanidae). University of the Pacific, Thesis. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/1734
Rights Statement
No Known Copyright. URI: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
The organization that has made the Item available reasonably believes that the Item is not restricted by copyright or related rights, but a conclusive determination could not be made. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
