Cellulose digestion and phenol oxidation in coastal isopods (Crustacea: Isopoda)

Marine Biology

Volumn 140, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1207-1213

  Zimmer, M ^a   Danko, J P ^b   Pennings, S C ^c   Danford, A R ^d   Carefoot, T H ^b   Ziegler, A ^e   Uglow, R F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; COLONIZATION; DIGESTION; PHENOL; PHENOLIC COMPOUND;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRUSTACEA; GNORIMOSPHAEROMA; GNORIMOSPHAEROMA OREGONENSE; IDOTEA; IDOTEA WOSNESENSKII; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPODA; LIGIA; LIGIA PALLASII; ONISCIDEA; VALVIFERA;

EID: 0036944459     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-002-0800-2     Document Type: Article

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