Effects of feeding regime on growth rate in the Mediterranean Sea anemone Actinia equina (Linnaeus)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 299, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 217-229

  Chomsky, O ^a   Kamenir, Y ^a   Hyams, M ^a   Dubinsky, Z ^a   Chadwick Furman, N E ^a,b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Science Eilat   (Israel)

Author keywords

Actinia equina; Actiniaria; Body size; Feeding; Growth; Israel; Mediterranean; Metabolic rate; Sea anemone; Tissue hydration

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FEEDING; GROWTH RATE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; METABOLISM;

ACTINIA; ACTINIA EQUINA; ACTINIARIA; ANEMONE; ANOSTRACA; ARTEMIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 1042290290     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2003.09.009     Document Type: Article

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