Seasonal variation in the biochemical composition of deep-sea nematodes: Bioenergetic and methodological considerations

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 179, Issue , 1999, Pages 273-283

  Danovaro, R ^a   Dell'Anno, A ^a   Martorano, D ^b   Parodi, P ^b   Marrale, N D ^b   Fabiano, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body composition; Carbohydrates; Lipids; Nematodes; Pelagic benthic coupling; Proteins

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; NEMATODE; SEASONALITY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; NEMATODA;

EID: 0033560956     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps179273     Document Type: Article

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