Changing form and function during development in rowing hydromedusae

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 374, Issue , 2009, Pages 127-134

  Weston, Jacqueline ^a   Colin, Sean P ^a   Costello, John H ^b   Abbott, Emily ^b  

^a ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PROVIDENCE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Foraging behavior; Functional morphology; Hydromedusae; Propulsion mode; Swimming behavior

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; INVERTEBRATE; KINETICS; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR;

AEQUOREA VICTORIA; EUTONINA INDICANS; HYDROZOA; LEPTOMEDUSAE;

EID: 60049087251     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07762     Document Type: Article

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