Abundance, vertical distribution and life cycle of a hydromedusa Aglantha digitale in Toyama Bay, southern Japan Sea

Bulletin of the Plankton Society of Japan

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-43

  Ikeda, Tsutomu ^a   Imamura, Akira ^b  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b Toyama Pref Mar Rsrc Devmt Bur   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aglantha digitale; Japan Sea; Life cycle; Toyama Bay; Vertical distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345286254     PISSN: 03878961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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