Diet of Balaenophilus spp. (Copepoda: Harpacticoida): Feeding on keratin at sea?

Marine Biology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 751-758

  Badillo, F J ^a   Puig, L ^b   Montero, F E ^b   Raga, J A ^a   Aznar, F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; DIET; ECTOPARASITE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOST USE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MICROHABITAT; PROTEIN; SKIN; STOMACH CONTENT; WHALE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN COAST [SPAIN]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

BALAENOPHILUS; BALAENOPHILUS UNISETUS; BALAENOPTERA; BALAENOPTERA PHYSALUS; CARETTA; COPEPODA; CRUSTACEA; HARPACTICOIDA; SIRENIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33947520242     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-006-0521-z     Document Type: Article

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