Antarctic krill (euphausia superba dana) eat salps

Polar Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 479-481

  Kawaguchi, So ^a   Takahashi, Yuko ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FAR SEAS FISHERIES   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA; EUPHAUSIACEA; TUNICATA;

ANTARCTIC KRILL; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOUR; PREY PREFERENCES; SALP; SALPS;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 0030461625     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050078     Document Type: Article

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