Colony size of Phaeocystis antarctica (Prymnesiophyceae) as influenced by zooplankton grazers

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1372-1378

  Tang, Kam W ^b   Smith Jr , Walker O ^b   Elliott, David T ^b   Shields, Amy R ^a,b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical signal; Colony; Grazing; Phaeocystis; Southern Ocean

Indexed keywords

HAPTOPHYCEAE; PHAEOCYSTIS; PHAEOCYSTIS ANTARCTICA; PHAEOCYSTIS GLOBOSA;

EID: 57449121182     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2008.00595.x     Document Type: Article

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