Vertical positioning and swimming performance of lobster larvae (Homarus gammarus) in an artificial water column at Helgoland, North Sea

Marine Biology Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 89-99

  Schmalenbach, Isabel ^a   Buchholz, Friedrich ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Homarus gammarus; Larvae; North Sea; Phototaxis; Rheotaxis

Indexed keywords

HATCHING; LABORATORY METHOD; LARVA; LOBSTER; PERSISTENCE; PHOTOTAXIS; RHEOTAXIS; SWIMMING; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER COLUMN;

FRISIAN ISLANDS; GERMANY; HELGOLAND; NORTH FRISIAN ISLANDS; SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN;

GAMMARUS; HOMARUS GAMMARUS;

EID: 77649142202     PISSN: 17451000     EISSN: 17451019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451000902810769     Document Type: Article

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