Food regulation of growth and maturation in a natural population of Aurelia aurita (L.)

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 805-816

  Ishii, Haruto ^a,b   Båmstedt, Ulf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; FERTILITY; FOOD; GROWTH; GROWTH RATE; MATURATION; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES;

ENERGY ALLOCATION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GROWTH; MATURATION; MOON JELLYFISH; REPRODUCTION;

NORWAY; VAGSBOPOLLEN;

AURELIA AURITA; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 2642613691     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/20.5.805     Document Type: Article

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