Effects of food diversity on diatom selection by harpacticoid copepods

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 345, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 119-128

  Wyckmans, Marisa ^a   Chepurnov, Victor A ^a   Vanreusel, Ann ^a   De Troch, Marleen ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Food choice; Food diversity; Food identity; Harpacticoid copepods

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CRUSTACEAN; DIATOM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD SELECTION; FOOD WEB; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PLANKTIVORY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPHIC INTERACTION; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; COPEPODA; CYLINDROTHECA CLOSTERIUM; GRAMMATOPHORA MARINA; HARPACTICOIDA; HARPACTICUS OBSCURUS; NAVICULA PHYLLEPTA; PARAMPHIASCELLA FULVOFASCIATA; TIGRIOPUS BREVICORNIS;

EID: 34247606750     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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