Life history and population dynamics of an estuarine amphipod, Eriopisa chilkensis Chilton (Gammaridae)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 87-95

  Aravind, Nisha P ^a   Sheeba, P ^a   Nair, K K C ^a   Achuthankutty, C T ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Amphipoda; Cochin estuary; Eriopisa chilkensis; India; life cycle; population dynamics

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EPIFAUNA; ESTUARINE ORGANISM; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE HISTORY; MANGROVE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEXUAL MATURITY;

ASIA; COCHIN ESTUARY; EURASIA; INDIA; KERALA; PUDUVYPIN; SOUTH ASIA;

ALGAE; AMPHIPODA; CHARA; ERIOPISA; GAMMARIDAE; GAMMARIDEA;

EID: 34250763181     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.03.026     Document Type: Article

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