Measuring RNA:DNA ratios in individual Acartia tonsa (Copepoda)

Marine Biology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 759-766

  Speekmann, Christa L ^a,b   Nunez, B Scott ^a   Buskey, Edward J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Temple University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CRUSTACEAN; DIATOM; DNA; EGG PRODUCTION; FOOD WEB; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GROWTH RATE; MICROPLANKTON; RNA; STARVATION;

ACARTIA TONSA; COPEPODA; THALASSIOSIRA;

EID: 33947544331     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-006-0520-0     Document Type: Article

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