Is the reduced metabolism of hypogean amphipods solely a result of food limitation?

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 377, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 201-204

  Spicer, John I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Effect of feeding; Epigean; Hypogean; Oxygen uptake; Reduced metabolism

Indexed keywords

GAMMARUS LACUSTRIS; STYGOBROMUS;

EID: 0031784702     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1003264807500     Document Type: Article

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