Turnover of carbon and nitrogen during growth of larval krill, Euphausia superba Dana: A stable isotope approach

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 212, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 259-275

  Frazer, Thomas K ^a,c   Ross, Robin M ^a   Quetin, Langdon B ^a   Montoya, Joseph P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Euphausia superba; Metabolism; Stable isotopes; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13; ISOTOPE; NITROGEN 15;

ARTICLE; LARVA; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; SHRIMP;

EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA;

EID: 0031000494     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(96)02740-2     Document Type: Article

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