Radiotracer determination of the diet of calanoid copepod nauplii and copepodites in a temperate estuary

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 552-562

  Finlay, Kerri ^a   Roff, John C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

clearance rates; copepod nauplii; copepodites; natural food assemblage; radiotracers

Indexed keywords

CLEARANCE RATE; DIET; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FOOD SELECTION; FOOD WEB; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; ZOOPLANKTON;

CALANOIDA; COPEPODA;

EID: 3042783350     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icesjms.2004.03.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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