Benthic bioluminescence in the bathyal North East Atlantic: Luminescent responses of Vargula norvegica (Ostracoda: Myodocopida) to predation by the deep-water eel (Synaphobranchus kaupii)

Marine Biology

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1471-1478

  Heger, A ^a   King, N J ^a   Wigham, B D ^a   Jamieson, A J ^a   Bagley, P M ^a   Allan, L ^a   Pfannkuche, O ^b   Priede, I G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; ARTIFICIAL DIET; BATHYAL ZONE; BENTHOS; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CARBONATE; CORAL; DEEP WATER; EEL; OSTRACOD; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PREDATION; UNDERWATER CAMERA; VIDEOGRAPHY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; PORCUPINE SEABIGHT; ROCKALL BANK;

ANTHOZOA; BELGICA; MYODOCOPIDA; OSTRACODA; SYNAPHOBRANCHUS KAUPII; VARGULA;

EID: 34247597775     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-006-0587-7     Document Type: Article

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