Temperature and salinity constraints on the life cycle of two brackish- water nematode species

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 243, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 115-135

  Moens, Tom ^a   Vincx, Magda ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Nematodes; Population development; Reproduction; Salinity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; LIFE CYCLE; NEMATODE; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LIFE CYCLE; MALE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE;

NETHERLANDS;

ANIMALIA; DIPLOLAIMELLOIDES MEYLI; NEMATODA; PELLIODITIS MARINA;

EID: 0033988394     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(99)00113-6     Document Type: Article

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