Inferring the feeding habit of the deep-sea 'big mouth' ascidian tunicate, Megalodicopia hians, by fatty acid analysis

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 185-193

  Ogawa, Mari ^a,e   Kuramochi, Takashi ^b   Takayama, Shigeki ^c   Tanimoto, Daisuke ^d   Naganuma, Takeshi ^d  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Hayama Shiosai Museum   (Japan)

^c Uozu Aquarium   (Japan)

^d HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e YASUDA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Dendrogram; Japan Sea; Toyama Bay

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; MEGALODICOPIA HIANS;

EID: 31844440129     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980590953671     Document Type: Article

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