Modeling the growth dynamics of Antarctic krill Euphausia superba

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 194, Issue , 2000, Pages 219-231

  Hofmann, Eileen E ^a   Lascara, Cathy M ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctic krill; Bio energetic model; Overwinter strategies

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANTARCTICA;

EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA; EUPHAUSIACEA;

EID: 0034677833     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps194219     Document Type: Article

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