Abundance, vertical distribution and life cycle patterns of the hydromedusa Aglantha digitale in the Oyashio region, western subarctic Pacific

Plankton and Benthos Research

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 91-96

  Takahashi, Daisuke ^a   Ikeda, Tsutomu ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aglantha digitale; life cycle; North Pacific; Oyashio; vertical distribution

Indexed keywords

AGLANTHA DIGITALE; HYDROMEDUSA;

EID: 34447301029     PISSN: 18808247     EISSN: 1882627x     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3800/pbr.1.91     Document Type: Article

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