Biometrics, carbon and nitrogen content in two cnidarians: Urticina felina and Alcyonium digitatum

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 595-602

  Migne A ^a   Davoult, D ^a   Janquin, M A ^a   Kupka, A ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCYONIUM DIGITATUM; URTICINA FELINA;

EID: 0029757701     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0025315400031301     Document Type: Article

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