Ammonium excretion in two benthic cnidarians: Alcyonium digitatum (Linnaeus, 1758) and Urticina felina (Linnaeus, 1767)

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 101-107

  Migne A ^a   Davoult, D ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Benthic community; Cnidarians excretion; Seasonal trend

Indexed keywords

ALCYONIUM DIGITATUM; URTICINA FELINA;

EID: 0030917344     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-1101(97)00002-6     Document Type: Article

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