Benefits of swarming: Mysids in larger swarms save energy

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 543-544

  Ritz, D A ^a   Foster, E G ^a   Swadling, K M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; ENERGY CONSERVATION; GROUP BEHAVIOR; SWARMING;

CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MYSIDAE;

EID: 0034858745     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0025315401004210     Document Type: Article

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8. Is social aggregation in aquatic crustaceans a strategy to conserve energy?