Omnivory in the calanoid copepod Temora longicornis: Feeding, egg production and egg hatching rates

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 292, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 119-137

  Dam, Hans G ^a   Lopes, Rubens M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Copepod; Egg hatching; Egg production; Ingestion; Omnivory; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

DIET; EGG PRODUCTION; FOOD INTAKE; HATCHING; OMNIVORY; ZOOPLANKTON;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CALANOIDA; CILIOPHORA; COPEPODA; DINOPHYCEAE; HETEROCAPSA; HETEROCAPSA TRIQUETRA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); TEMORA; TEMORA LONGICORNIS; THALASSIOSIRA WEISSFLOGII; URONEMA;

EID: 0041851435     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(03)00162-X     Document Type: Article

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