Differences in somatic and gonadic growth of sea urchins (Stronglyocentrotus droebachiensis) fed kelp (Laminaria longicruris) or the invasive alga Codium fragile ssp. tomentosoides are related to energy acquisition

Marine Biology

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 285-295

  Lyons, Devin A ^a   Scheibling, Robert E ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL DIET; ECHINODERM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RATE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; SURVIVAL;

ATLANTIC COAST [CANADA]; ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA;

ALGAE; CODIUM; CODIUM FRAGILE; ECHINOIDEA; LAMINARIA; LAMINARIA LONGICRURIS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS DROEBACHIENSIS;

EID: 34547107574     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-007-0682-4     Document Type: Article

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