Reproductive biology of porcellanasterid asteroids from three abyssal sites in the northeast Atlantic with contrasting food input

Marine Biology

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 773-788

  Ramirez Llodra, E ^a   Tyler, P A ^a   Billett, D S M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABYSSAL ORGANISM; ECHINODERM; FOOD SUPPLY; PHYTODETRITUS; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; UPWELLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

ASTEROIDEA; ECHINODERMATA; ERETHIZON DORSATUM; HYPHALASTER INERMIS; INVERTEBRATA; PORCELLANASTERIDAE; STYRACASTER CHUNI;

EID: 0036938828     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-001-0750-0     Document Type: Article

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