A field study on the physiology of digestion in the Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba, with special regard to chitinolytic enzymes

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 895-906

  Buchholz, Friedrich ^a,b   Saborowski, Reinhard ^a,b  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA; EUPHAUSIACEA;

EID: 0029788191     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/18.6.895     Document Type: Article

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