Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases activity as a growth index in zooplankton

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 351-356

  Yebra, Lidia ^a,b   Hernández León, Santiago ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH RATE; INDEX METHOD; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMALIA; CLADOCERA; CRUSTACEA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA MAGNA;

EID: 1642403898     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbh028     Document Type: Article

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