Population dynamics and body composition of the Arctic hyperiid amphipod Themisto libellula in Svalbard fjords

Polar Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1063-1070

  Dale, Kjersti ^a,c   Falk Petersen, Stig ^a   Hop, Haakon ^a   Fevolden, Svein Erik ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c Kings Bay AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; BODY CONDITION; BROOD REARING; GROWTH RATE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAWNING;

ARCTIC; HORNSUND; KONGSFJORDEN; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

HYPERIIDAE; THEMISTO LIBELLULA;

EID: 33749854237     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-006-0150-5     Document Type: Article

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