Relationship between body size and population growth rate in two opportunistic polychaetes

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 403-408

  Prevedelli, Daniela ^a   Simonini, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; GROWTH RATE; POLYCHAETE; POPULATION GROWTH; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

DINOPHILUS; DINOPHILUS GYROCILIATUS; INVERTEBRATA; OPHRYOTROCHA; OPHRYOTROCHA LABRONICA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 0036622276     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315402005647     Document Type: Article

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