Diet insights of deep-sea polychaetes derived from fatty acid analyses

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 153-162

  Würzberg, Laura ^a   Peters, Janna ^a   Schüller, Myriam ^b   Brandt, Angelika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Deep sea; Fatty acids; Polychaetes; Southern Ocean benthos

Indexed keywords

DEEP-SEA; DIETARY COMPONENTS; DRY WEIGHT; ENERGY RESERVES; EVOLUTIONARY STRATEGIES; FATTY ALCOHOLS; LONG-TERM STORAGE; POLYCHAETE FAMILIES; POLYCHAETES; SOUTHERN OCEAN; SYLLIDAE; WAX ESTERS;

ALCOHOLS; ESTERS; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; FEEDING;

FATTY ACIDS;

BENTHOS; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOENERGETICS; BIOMARKER; BODY MASS; DEEP SEA; DIATOM; DIET; ESTER; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FATTY ACID; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD SELECTION; POLYCHAETE; WAX;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; EUPHROSINIDAE; FAUVELIOPSIDAE; FLABELLIGERIDAE; FORAMINIFERA; NEPHTYIDAE; POLYCHAETA; SPIONIDAE; SYLLIDAE;

EID: 79851484647     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2010.10.014     Document Type: Article

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