Protozoan size influences algal pigment degradation during grazing

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 164, Issue , 1998, Pages 189-197

  Strom, Suzanne L ^a   Morello, T Aaron ^a,b   Bright, Kelley J ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotenoid; Chlorophyll; Ciliate; Digestion; Dinoflagellate; Microzooplankton

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032499109     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps164189     Document Type: Article

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