Is diatom size selection by harpacticoid copepods related to grazer body size?

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 332, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-11

  De Troch, Marleen ^a   Chepurnov, Victor ^a   Gheerardyn, Hendrik ^a   Vanreusel, Ann ^a   Ólafsson, Emil ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Copepoda; Diatoms; Grazing; Selection

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; DIATOM; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TROPHIC LEVEL;

AMPHIASCUS MINUTUS; ANIMALIA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; COPEPODA; HARPACTICOIDA; HARPACTICUS OBSCURUS; PARAMPHIASCELLA FULVOFASCIATA; TIGRIOPUS BREVICORNIS;

EID: 33646507509     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2005.10.017     Document Type: Article

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