Late autumn condition of Calanus finmarchicus in the northwestern Atlantic: Evidence of size-dependent differential feeding

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 423, Issue , 2011, Pages 155-166

  Pepin, Pierre ^a   Parrish, Christopher C ^b   Head, Erica J H ^c  

^a NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Calanus finmarchicus; Diatoms; Dinoflagellates; Fatty acids; Spatial segregation; Trophic relationships

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOMARKER; BODY CONDITION; BODY SIZE; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; CRUSTACEAN; DIAPAUSE; DIET; DINOFLAGELLATE; FATTY ACID; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; OMNIVORY; SEASONALITY; SIZE EFFECT; TROPHIC INTERACTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST); LABRADOR SEA; NEWFOUNDLAND SHELF;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CALANUS FINMARCHICUS; COPEPODA; DINOPHYCEAE; HAPTOPHYCEAE;

EID: 79951712639     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08952     Document Type: Article

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