A mesocosm system for ecological research with marine invertebrate larvae

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 130, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 97-104

  Davis, Megan ^a   Hodgkins, Gary A ^a   Stoner, Allan W ^a  

^a Caribbean Marine Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastropod; Growth; In situ; Larvae; Mesocosm; Strombus gigas

Indexed keywords

GASTROPOD; GROWTH; GROWTH RATE; IN SITU; INVERTEBRATE LARVA; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MESOCOSM; QUEEN CONCH;

BAHAMAS;

STROMBUS GIGAS;

EID: 0029668991     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps130097     Document Type: Article

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