The influence of temperature and salinity on the duration of embryonic development, fecundity and growth of the amphipod Echinogammarus marinus Leach (Gammaridae)

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-13

  Maranhão, Paulo ^a   Marques, João Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Echinogammarus marinus; Embryonic development; Fecundity; Growth rates; Salinity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FECUNDITY; GROWTH RATE; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE;

AMPHIPODA; ECHINOGAMMARUS; ECHINOGAMMARUS MARINUS; GAMMARIDAE;

EID: 0037365162     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(02)00003-6     Document Type: Article

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