Latitudinal and bathymetric trends in body size of the deep-sea gastropod Troschelia berniciensis (King)

Marine Biology

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 723-730

  Olabarria, C ^a   Thurston, M H ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BODY SIZE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEEP SEA; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

BUCCINIDAE; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0345016960     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-003-1116-6     Document Type: Article

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