Ontogenetic Changes in the Bell Morphology and Kinematics and Swimming Behavior of Rowing Medusae: The Special Case of the Limnomedusa Liriope tetraphylla

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 220, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 6-14

  Blough, Tasia ^a   Colin, Sean P ^a   Costello, John H ^b   Marques, Antonio C ^c  

^a ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PROVIDENCE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BENTHOS; DEEP SEA; JELLYFISH; JUVENILE; MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; HYDROIDA; LEPTOMEDUSAE; LIMNOMEDUSA; LIRIOPE TETRAPHYLLA; SCYPHOMEDUSAE;

EID: 79953671384     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/BBLv220n1p6     Document Type: Article

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