Medusan morphospace: Phylogenetic constraints, biomechanical solutions, and ecological consequences

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 265-290

  Costello, John H ^a   Colin, Sean P ^b   Dabiri, John O ^c  

^a PROVIDENCE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergent properties; Hydrodynamics; Morphology; Plankton

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANTHOMEDUSAE; HYDROIDA; LEPTOMEDUSAE; NARCOMEDUSAE; SCYPHOZOA; TRACHYMEDUSAE;

EID: 50049127269     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: 17447410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7410.2008.00126.x     Document Type: Article

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