Biology and life cycle of Scopelocheirus hopei (A. Costa, 1851), a scavenging amphipod from the continental slope of the Mediterranean

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 37, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 2547-2578

  Kaim Malka, R A ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Amphipod; Biology; Continental slope; Life cycle; Mediterranean sea; Scavenger

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; LIFE CYCLE; SCAVENGER;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; SCOPELOCHEIRUS HOPEI;

EID: 0242570656     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930210155693     Document Type: Article

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