Light responses and diel migration of the scyphomedusa Chrysaora quinquecirrha in mesocosms

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1417-1428

  Schuyler, Qamar ^a   Sullivan, Barbara K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMON SEA NETTLE; DIEL MIGRATION; JELLY FISH; LIGHT CLIMATE; LIGHT EFFECTS; VERTICAL MIGRATION; VERTICAL MIGRATIONS; ZOOPLANKTON;

CHRYSAORA QUINQUECIRRHA; HYDROIDA; URTICA;

EID: 0030688908     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/19.10.1417     Document Type: Article

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