Prey, feeding rates, and asexual reproduction rates of the introduced oligohaline hydrozoan Moerisia lyonsi

Marine Biology

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 317-325

  Purcell, J E ^a   Bamstedt U ^b   Bamstedt A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c NONE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INGESTION RATE; INTRODUCED SPECIES;

CHOPTANK ESTUARY; MARYLAND; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; COPEPODA; HYDROIDA; HYDROZOA; INVERTEBRATA; MOERISIA LYONSI; POLYCHAETA; THORACICA; TINTINNIDAE;

EID: 0344417889     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050549     Document Type: Article

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