Leptocephalus energetics: Metabolism and excretion

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 18, 1999, Pages 2485-2493

  Bishop, R E ^a   Torres, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy budget; Excretion; Glycosaminoglycan; Larval development; Leptocephalus; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032835315     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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