Effects of large gut volume in gelatinous zooplankton: Ingestion rate, bolus production and food patch utilization by the jellyfish Sarsia tubulosa

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 937-942

  Hansson, Lars Johan ^a   Kiørboe, Thomas ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEARANCE RATE; FEEDING; FOOD INTAKE; INGESTION RATE; JELLYFISH; PREY SIZE; ZOOPLANKTON;

COPEPODA; HYDROMEDUSA; SARSIA TUBULOSA; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 33749628899     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbl030     Document Type: Article

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