Respiration rates and metabolic demands of Aurelia aurita in Tokyo Bay with special reference to large medusae

Plankton and Benthos Research

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 64-67

  Ishii, Haruto ^a   Tanaka, Fusako ^a  

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

Author keywords

Aurelia aurita; jellyfish; medusa; respiration; Tokyo Bay

Indexed keywords

AURELIA AURITA; HYDROIDA; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 26844508212     PISSN: 18808247     EISSN: 1882627x     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3800/pbr.1.64     Document Type: Article

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