Reproductive ecology of the circumpolar Antarctic nemertean Parborlasia corrugatus: No evidence for inter-annual variation

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 404, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 98-107

  Grange, Laura J ^a   Peck, Lloyd S ^b   Tyler, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Environmental change; Gametogenesis; Predator; Reproductive condition; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANNUAL VARIATION; FREEZING; GAMETOGENESIS; INVERTEBRATE; LIFESTYLE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEAFLOOR; SEASONALITY; SURVIVAL;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; WEST ANTARCTICA;

INVERTEBRATA; NEMERTEA; PARBORLASIA CORRUGATUS;

EID: 79957869262     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.04.011     Document Type: Article

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