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Feeding of Luidia maculata on bioeroding Diadema setosum in Hong Kong: Possible diet shift for the starfish?

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The authors thank the Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation for permission to publish this paper. Comments and advice from Profs. John M. Lawrence (University of South Florida), David J. W. Lane (Universiti Brunei Darussalam), and three anonymous reviewers are gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. Department of Science and Environmental Studies, the Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, SAR, China

    C. C. Cheang

  2. Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Hong Kong SAR Government, Hong Kong, SAR, China

    C. C. Cheang, D. C. C. Lau & W. K. Chow

  3. School of Life Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China

    P. O. Ang

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Cheang, C.C., Lau, D.C.C., Ang, P.O. et al. Feeding of Luidia maculata on bioeroding Diadema setosum in Hong Kong: Possible diet shift for the starfish?. Mar Biodiv 45, 607–608 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-014-0286-4

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