Why do the two most abundant copepods in the North Atlantic differ so markedly in their diel vertical migration behaviour?

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 85-92

  Hays, G C ^a   Warner, A J ^b   Tranter, P ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calanus; Copepod; CPR; Diel vertical migration; Metridia; North Atlantic

Indexed keywords

DIEL VERTICAL MIGRATION; MORPHOLOGY; PLANKTON SURVEY; PREDATOR AVOIDANCE; VERTICAL MIGRATION;

ATLANTIC, (NORTH);

ANIMALIA; CALANUS; CALANUS FINMARCHICUS; CALANUS GLACIALIS; CALANUS HELGOLANDICUS; COPEPODA; METRIDIA; METRIDIA LUCENS; NEOCALANUS GRACILIS; PLEUROMAMMA ABDOMINALIS; PLEUROMAMMA ROBUSTA;

EID: 0031415702     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-1101(97)00030-0     Document Type: Article

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