Prey capture in Clausocalanus furcatus (Copepoda: Calanoida). the role of swimming behaviour

Marine Biology

Volumn 153, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 925-935

  Uttieri, Marco ^a,c   Paffenhöfer, Gustav Adolf ^b   Mazzocchi, Maria Grazia ^a  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^b SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; KINEMATICS; PREY CAPTURE; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR;

CALANOIDA; CLAUSOCALANUS FURCATUS; COPEPODA;

EID: 39049148134     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-007-0864-0     Document Type: Article

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