Sex ratio and gut contents of the deep-sea harpacticoid Neocervinia itoi and other cerviniids: A possibility of reduced foraging among males

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 183-191

  Shimanaga, Motohiro ^a   Lee, Wonchoel ^b   Nomaki, Hidetaka ^c   Iijima, Koichi ^c  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^c JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Copepoda; Deep sea; Gut contents; Harpacticoida; Meiofauna; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

CERVINIA; CERVINIIDAE; CERVINIOPSIS; COPEPODA; HARPACTICOIDA;

EID: 66549118709     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1651/08-3036R.1     Document Type: Article

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