Effects of Karenia brevis diet on RNA:DNA ratios and egg production of Acartia tonsa

Harmful Algae

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 693-704

  Speekmann, Christa L ^a   Hyatt, Cammie J ^a   Buskey, Edward J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Acartia; Copepod; Egg production; Karenia; RNA:DNA ratio

Indexed keywords

ACARTIA; ACARTIA TONSA; ALGAE; COPEPODA; KARENIA; KARENIA BREVIS; PERIDINIUM FOLIACEUM;

EID: 33750530591     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2006.03.002     Document Type: Article

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