Active prey selection in two pelagic copepods feeding on potentially toxic and non-toxic dinoflagellates

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 553-561

  Schultz, Mette ^a   Kiørboe, Thomas ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; DIET; DINOFLAGELLATE; GRAZING; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; PREY CAPTURE; PREY SELECTION; RED TIDE;

COPEPODA; DINOPHYCEAE; GYRODINIUM INSTRIATUM; KARENIA MIKIMOTOI; PSEUDOCALANUS ELONGATUS; TEMORA LONGICORNIS;

EID: 67650797060     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbp010     Document Type: Article

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