ATCase activity, RNA:DNA ratio, gonad development stage, and egg production in the female copepod Calanus helgolandicus

Marine Biology

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-10

  Biegala, I C ^a,b,c   Harris, R P ^a   Bergeron, J P ^b  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b IFREMER   (France)

^c STATION BIOLOGIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CRUSTACEAN; EGG PRODUCTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; MATURATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

CALANUS HELGOLANDICUS; COPEPODA;

EID: 0032739455     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050595     Document Type: Article

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