Variation in vertical distribution of sand dollar larvae relative to haloclines, food, and fish cues

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 414-415, Issue , 2012, Pages 28-37

  Arellano, Shawn M ^a,b   Reitzel, Adam M ^a,b   Button, Cynthia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Dendraster excentricus; Embryos; Pluteus; Pycnocline; Salinity

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ECHINODERM; EMBRYO; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HALOCLINE; LARVA; MICROCOSM; PERCID; PREDATION; PYCNOCLINE; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER COLUMN;

ALGAE; CLYPEASTEROIDA; DENDRASTER EXCENTRICUS; DUNALIELLA TERTIOLECTA; ECHINOIDA; INVERTEBRATA; ISOCHRYSIS GALBANA; PLUTEUS; RHODOMONAS SP.;

EID: 84856797709     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2012.01.008     Document Type: Article

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