The swarming behavior of the copepod Dioithona oculata: In situ and laboratory studies

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 513-521

  Buskey, Edward J ^a   Peterson, Jay O ^a   Ambler, Julie W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0029783870     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1996.41.3.0513     Document Type: Article

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