Effects of food concentration on the behaviour of Oikopleura dioica

Marine Biology

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 263-270

  Selander, E ^a   Tiselius, P ^a  

^a GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEARANCE RATE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR;

APPENDICULARIA; INVERTEBRATA; ISOCHRYSIS GALBANA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); OIKOPLEURA; OIKOPLEURA DIOICA;

EID: 0037495039     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-002-0949-8     Document Type: Article

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