Comparison of in situ egg production rate in Calanus finmarchicus and Metridia longa: Discriminating between methodological and species-specific effects

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 353, Issue , 2008, Pages 165-175

  Plourde, Stéphane ^a   Joly, Pierre ^a  

^a MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calanus finmarchicus; Egg separation; In situ egg production rate; Metridia longa; Reproductive strategy; Species comparison

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; CLUTCH SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRUSTACEAN CULTURE; HATCHING; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SPAWNING;

ALGAE; CALANUS; CALANUS FINMARCHICUS; METRIDIA; METRIDIA LONGA;

EID: 39349114427     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07181     Document Type: Article

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