Natural growth rates in Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba): I. Improving methodology and predicting intermolt period

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 959-972

  Tarling, Geraint A ^a   Shreeve, Rachael S ^a   Hirst, Andrew G ^a   Atkinson, Angus ^a   Pond, Dave W ^a   Murphy, Eugene J ^a   Watkins, Jon L ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE; MOLT; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANTARCTICA;

ANIMALIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA; EUPHAUSIACEA;

EID: 33645047900     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2006.51.2.0959     Document Type: Article

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