Form and function in juvenile ascidians. I. Implications of early juvenile morphologies for performance

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 287, Issue , 2005, Pages 127-138

  Sherrard, Kristin M ^a,c   LaBarbera, Michael ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascidian; Early juvenile; Ontogenetic scaling; Suspension feeding morphology

Indexed keywords

FILTER FEEDER; JUVENILE; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY;

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 15944387979     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps287127     Document Type: Article

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