Mandible characteristics and allometric relations in copepods: A reliable method to estimate prey size and composition from mandible occurrence in predator guts

Revista Chilena de Historia Natural

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 607-616

  Giesecke, Ricardo ^a   González, Humberto E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Copepod mandibles; Feeding habits in copepods; Gut content analysis; Humboldt Current System

Indexed keywords

ACARTIA TONSA; CENTROPAGES; CENTROPAGES BRACHIATUS; COPEPODA; CORYCAEUS; OITHONA; PARACALANUS PARVUS;

EID: 13944249246     PISSN: 0716078X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-078X2004000400004     Document Type: Article

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