Isotopic evidence of particle size-dependent food partitioning in cocultured sea squirt Halocynthia roretzi and Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 289-302

  Kang, Chang Keun ^a   Choy, Eun Jung ^b   Hur, Young Baik ^c   Myeong, Jeong In ^b  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

^c National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Coculture; Crassostrea gigas; Food partitioning; Halocynthia roretzi; Stable isotopes; Trophic relationship

Indexed keywords

ASCIDIACEA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; HALOCYNTHIA RORETZI; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 70349254434     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00126     Document Type: Article

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