Effect of salinity on ionic shifts in mesohaline scyphomedusae, Chrysaora quinquecirrha

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 332-339

  Wright, David A ^a   Purcell, Jennifer E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRYSAORA QUINQUECIRRHA; HYDROIDA; SCYPHOMEDUSAE;

EID: 0030970651     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1542726     Document Type: Article

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