Effect of food composition on egg production and hatching success rate of two copepod species (Calanoides carinatus and Rhincalanus nasutus) in the Benguela upwelling system

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 735-742

  Irigoien, Xabier ^a   Verheye, Hans M ^b   Harris, Roger P ^b   Harbour, Derek ^c  

^a MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

^b MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^c PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGG PRODUCTION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD QUALITY; HATCHING; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BENGUELA CURRENT; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CALANOIDA; CALANOIDES CARINATUS; COPEPODA; RHINCALANUS NASUTUS; SKELETONEMA COSTATUM;

EID: 26844450468     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbi046     Document Type: Article

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