Response of copepods to physical gradients associated with structure in the ocean

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1552-1564

  Woodson, C B ^a   Webster, D R ^a   Weissburg, M J ^b   Yen, J ^b  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DENSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; FLOW VELOCITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; ZOOPLANKTON;

ACARTIA TONSA; CANDACIA ETHIOPICA; COPEPODA; LABIDOCERA MADURAE; TEMORA LONGICORNIS;

EID: 25144442079     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2005.50.5.1552     Document Type: Article

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