Filtration rate in seven Scandinavian ascidians: Implications of the morphology of the gill sac

Marine Biology

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 397-402

  Petersen, J K ^a   Svane, I ^b  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOMORPHOLOGY; FILTER FEEDER; INGESTION RATE;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; ASCIDIA; ASCIDIA VIRGINEA; ASCIDIACEA; BOLTENIA ECHINATA; CIONA INTESTINALIS; CLAVELINA LEPADIFORMIS; CORELLA PARALLELOGRAMMA; MOLGULA MANHATTENSIS; PYURA TESSELLATA; RHODOMONAS SP.;

EID: 0036934687     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270100706     Document Type: Article

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