Rate of chitobiase degradation as a measure of development rate in planktonic Crustacea

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1965-1968

  Sastri, A R ^a   Roff, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CRUSTACEAN; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; MOLT; ZOOPLANKTON;

CERIODAPHNIA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; DAPHNIA PULEX;

EID: 0034488096     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f00-174     Document Type: Article

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