Laboratory experiments on the gastric evacuation of juvenile herring (Clupea harengus L.)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 363, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 1-11

  Bernreuther, M ^a   Herrmann, J P ^a   Temming, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gastric evacuation; Herring; Laboratory experiments; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CLUPEOID; EQUATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; JUVENILE; LABORATORY METHOD; STOMACH CONTENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; ZOOPLANKTON;

CLUPEA HARENGUS; CLUPEIDAE; COPEPODA;

EID: 49549093151     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.05.012     Document Type: Article

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