Ingestion-rate method for measurement of clearance rates of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 357-361

  Madsen, Caroline V ^a   Riisgård, Hans Ulrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Clearance rate; Digestion time; Mnemiopsis; Prey capture efficiency; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864076175     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: 18185487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2010.5.4.04     Document Type: Article

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