Zooplankton growth rates: The influence of female size and resources on egg production of tropical marine copepods

Marine Biology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 79-86

  Hopcroft, R R ^a,b   Roff, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; EGG PRODUCTION; GROWTH RATE; ZOOPLANKTON;

CARIBBEAN SEA;

ACARTIA; CALANOPIA; CENTROPAGES; CLAUSOCALANUS; COPEPODA; CORYCAEUS; EUCHEATA; EUTERPINA; OITHONA; ONCAEA; PARACALANUS; PARVOCALANUS; TEMORA; UNDINULA;

EID: 0031664757     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050373     Document Type: Article

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