A rapid analysis of copepod feeding using FlowCAM

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 275-281

  Ide, Keiichiro ^a   Takahashi, Kazutaka ^a   Kuwata, Akira ^a   Nakamachi, Miwa ^a   Saito, Hiroaki ^a  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRUSTACEAN; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPY; OMNIVORY; PREY AVAILABILITY;

OYASHIO REGION; PACIFIC OCEAN;

COPEPODA;

EID: 52449096925     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbm108     Document Type: Article

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