Effects of sampling and preservation on apparent feeding by chaetognaths

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 146, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 37-42

  Baier, Christine T ^a   Purcell, Jennifer E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaetognaths; Cod end feeding; Gut evacuation; Predation; Sagitta; Shrinkage; Zooplankton sampling methods

Indexed keywords

APPARENT FEEDING; DIET; PLANKTON COLLECTING DEVICES; PREDATION; PRESERVATION; SAMPLING; ZOOPLANKTON;

CHAETOGNATHA;

EID: 0030621043     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps146037     Document Type: Article

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