Feeding and growth by ephyrae of scyphomedusae Chrysaora quinquecirrha

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 137, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 149-159

  Olesen, Niels Jørn ^a   Purcell, Jennifer E ^b   Stoecker, Diane K ^b  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Chrysaora quinquecirrha; Ctenophore; Growth; Predation; Scyphomedusae

Indexed keywords

CHRYSAORA QUINQUECIRRHA; CNIDARIA;

CLEARANCE RATE; CLEARANCE RATES; EPHYRAE; GROWTH; PREDATION; SEA NETTLE; ZOOPLANKTON;

EID: 0029669526     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps137149     Document Type: Article

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