Contribution to the understanding of seasonal cycle of Aurelia aurita (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa) scyphopolyps in the northern Adriatic Sea

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1105-1110

  Di Camillo, Cristina Gioia ^a   Betti, Federico ^a   Bo, Marzia ^a   Martinelli, Michela ^a   Puce, Stefania ^a   Bavestrello, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Aurelia aurita; life history; scyphistoma density

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOMASS; CLIFF; JELLYFISH; LIFE HISTORY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT; WATER TEMPERATURE; WRECK;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

AURELIA; AURELIA AURITA; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 77958503759     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315409000848     Document Type: Article

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