Commensal associations between the hyperiid amphipod, Themisto australis, and the scyphozoan jellyfish, Cyanea capillata

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 261-267

  Condon, R H ^a,c   Norman, M D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MUSEUM VICTORIA   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Commensalism; Cyanea capillata; Feeding strategies; Hyperiid amphipods; Scyphomedusae; Themisto australis

Indexed keywords

COMMENSALISM;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; CYANEA CAPILLATA; HYPERIIDAE; SCYPHOMEDUSAE; SCYPHOZOA; THEMISTO;

EID: 0032756659     PISSN: 10236244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236249909379054     Document Type: Article

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