Feeding ecology and energetics of the Antarctic chaetognaths Eukrohnia hamata, E. bathypelagica and E. bathyantarctica

Marine Biology

Volumn 157, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2289-2302

  Kruse, Svenja ^a   Hagen, Wilhelm ^b   Bathmann, Ulrich ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOENERGETICS; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FOOD PREFERENCE; INVERTEBRATE; LIPID; METABOLISM;

CHAETOGNATHA; COPEPODA; EUKROHNIA HAMATA;

EID: 78449232666     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-010-1496-3     Document Type: Article

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