Egg production rates and stage-specific development times of Clausocalanus furcatus (Copepoda, Calanoida) in the northern Gulf of Mexico

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1199-1216

  Bi, Hongsheng ^a,b   Benfield, Mark C ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EGG PRODUCTION; INCUBATION; LABORATORY METHOD; MORTALITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

CALANOIDA; CLAUSOCALANUS FURCATUS; COPEPODA;

EID: 33947288670     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbl050     Document Type: Article

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