Synchronization in the molting and spawning activity of northern krill (Meganyctiphanes norvegica) and its effect on recruitment

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 2020-2033

  Tarling, Geraint A ^a,b   Cuzin Roudy, Janine ^c  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; EGG PRODUCTION; MOLT; RECRUITMENT; SPAWNING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CLYDE SEA;

ALGAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EUPHAUSIACEA; INVERTEBRATA; MEGANYCTHIPHANES NORVEGICA; MEGANYCTIPHANES NORVEGICA;

EID: 0141540397     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2003.48.5.2020     Document Type: Article

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