Body size and sexual size dimorphism in calanoid copepods

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 391, Issue , 1998, Pages 173-179

  Maly, Edward J ^a   Maly, Mary P ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body size; Calanoid copepods; Clutch size; Hyperallometry; Sexual size dimorphism

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

EID: 0032463676     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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