Diel activity and vertical distribution of Lysianassoid amphipods dominant in Onagawa Bay, north-eastern Japan

Fisheries Science

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 971-977

  Takekawa, Atsushi ^a,b   Sasaki, Koichi ^a   Omori, Michio ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Fisheries Promotion Division   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anonyx abei; Anonyx omorii; Balted trap; Diel activity; Lysianassoid amphipod; Scavenger; Scopeiocheirus onagawae

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPODA; ANONYX; CRUSTACEA; INVERTEBRATA; LETHRINIDAE; LYSIANASSOIDEA; SCOPELOCHEIRUS;

EID: 11144273955     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-2906.2004.00896.x     Document Type: Article

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