Survival, growth and reproduction of the salt-marsh amphipod Uhlorchestia spartinophila reared on natural diets of senescent and dead Spartina alterniflora leaves

Marine Biology

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 423-431

  Kneib, R T ^a   Newell, S Y ^a   Hermeno, E T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA; UHLORCHESTIA SPARTINOPHILA; AMPHIPODA; POACEAE;

DETRITUS; DIET; REPRODUCTION; SALT MARSHES; SURVIVAL;

CANADA, ATLANTIC COAST; USA, ATLANTIC COAST;

EID: 0030609701     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050108     Document Type: Article

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