Control of position in the water column by the larvae of Poecilochaetus serpens, (Polychaeta): The importance of mucus secretion

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 210, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 91-106

  Nozais, Christian ^a   Duchêne, Jean Claude ^a   Bhaud, Michel ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE ARAGO   (France)

Author keywords

Active swimming behaviour; Mucous thread; Poecilochaetus serpens; Polychaeta larva; Video analysis system

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; LARVA; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MUCUS; MUCUS SECRETION; PLANKTON; POLYCHAETA;

BUOYANCY; LARVAE; MUCUS; POLYCHAETE LARVA; SWIMMING; SWIMMING BEHAVIOUR; WATER COLUMN POSITION;

POECILOCHAETUS SERPENS; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 0031585826     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(96)02693-7     Document Type: Article

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