Foraging, prey capture, and gut contents of the mesopelagic narcomedusa Solmissus spp. (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa)

Marine Biology

Volumn 141, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1099-1107

  Raskoff, K A ^a  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MESOPELAGIC ZONE; PREY CAPTURE; STOMACH CONTENT;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CHAETOGNATHA; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; CTENOPHORA (COELENTERATES); HYDROIDA; HYDROZOA; NARCOMEDUSAE; POLYCHAETA; SALPIDA; SOLMISSUS; SOLMISSUS MARSHALLI;

EID: 0036964048     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-002-0912-8     Document Type: Article

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