A functional growth model with intraspecific competition applied to a sea urchin, Paracentrotus lividus

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 237-246

  Grosjean, Ph ^a,c   Spirlet, Ch ^b   Jangoux, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^c LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECHINODERM; GROWTH MODELING; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDEA; INVERTEBRATA; PARACENTROTUS LIVIDUS;

EID: 0037946932     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f03-017     Document Type: Article

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