In situ feeding rates of the copepods, Pseudodiaptomus hessei and Acartia longipatella, in a temperate, temporarily open/closed Eastern Cape estuary

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 100, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 577-583

  Froneman, P W ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; ZOOPLANKTON;

AFRICA; EASTERN CAPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KASOUGA ESTUARY; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

ACARTIA; ACARTIA LONGIPATELLA; COPEPODA; PSEUDODIAPTOMUS; PSEUDODIAPTOMUS HESSEI;

EID: 18244390004     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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