Life cycle strategies of Northern krill (Meganyctiphanes norvegica) for regulating growth, moult, and reproductive activity in various environments: The case of fjordic populations

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 721-737

  Cuzin Roudy, J ^a   Tarling, G A ^b   Stromberg J O ^c  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

adaptive strategies; adult development; egg production; environmental factors; Meganyctiphanes norvegica

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EGG PRODUCTION; FECUNDITY; LIFE CYCLE; SEASONAL VARIATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FIRTH OF CLYDE; GULLMAR FJORD; KATTEGAT; LIGURIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SCOTLAND; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM; VASTRA GOTALAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; COPEPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DINOPHYCEAE; EUPHAUSIACEA; MEGANYCTIPHANES NORVEGICA;

EID: 3042701686     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icesjms.2004.03.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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