Feeding rates and absorption efficiencies of four species of sea urchins (genus Echinometra) fed a prepared diet

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 148, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 223-229

  Hiratsuka, Yuji ^a   Uehara, Tsuyoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Absorption; Artificial diet; Echinometra; Feeding; Nutrition; Okinawa; Sea urchins

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CARBOHYDRATE; LIPID; ORGANIC MATTER; PROTEIN;

ABSORPTION; ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CARBOHYDRATE ABSORPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL REEF; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FEEDING; MICROHABITAT; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PHYSIOLOGY; SEA URCHIN; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; ECHINOIDEA; ECHINOMETRA; ECHINOMETRA MATHAEI; ECHINOMETRA OBLONGA; ECHINOMETRA SP. A; ECHINOMETRA SP. C;

EID: 34447570993     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: 15314332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2007.04.009     Document Type: Article

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