Digestive protease activity in planktonic crustaceans feeding at different trophic levels

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 159-165

  Kumlu, M ^a   Jones, D A ^b  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BRACHYURA; CARCINUS MAENAS; CENTROPAGES TYPICUS; COPEPODA; CRUSTACEA; GAMMARUS; HOMARUS GAMMARUS; NEPHROPIDAE; NEPHROPS NORVEGICUS; TEMORA LONGICORNIS;

EID: 0031043094     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0025315400033841     Document Type: Conference Paper

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