N-specific metabolic data are not relevant to the 'visual interactions' hypothesis concerning the depth-related declines in metabolic rates: Comment on Ikeda et al. (2006)

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 373, Issue , 2008, Pages 187-191

  Childress, James J ^a   Seibel, Brad A ^b   Thuesen, Erik V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

'Visual interactions' hypothesis; Bathypelagic; Crustacea; Locomotor decline hypothesis; Mesopelagic; Metabolic rates; Midwater habitat

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA;

EID: 58849127350     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07855     Document Type: Note

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