Physiological condition and barnacle larval behavior: A preliminary look at the relationship between TAG/DNA ratio and larval substratum exploration in Balanus amphitrite

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 198, Issue , 2000, Pages 303-310

  Miron, Gilles ^a,b   Walters, Linda J ^a,c   Trembley, Réjean ^a,d   Bourget, Edwin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^d Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

Author keywords

Balanus amphitrite; Barnacle; Cyprid; Larval behavior; Larval ecology; Lipid condition; TAG DNA ratio

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; DNA; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; LARVA; TEMPERATURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNITED STATES; WATER FLOW; WATER SAMPLING;

BODY CONDITION; CRUSTACEAN; HABITAT SELECTION; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY; SUBSTRATE;

BEAUFORT; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

BALANUS AMPHITRITE; CIRRIPEDIA;

EID: 0034608537     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps198303     Document Type: Article

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