ECOLOGY OF PARATHEMISTO LIBELLULA AND P. PACIFICA (AMPHIPODA: HYPERIIDEA) IN ALASKAN COASTAL WATERS

• Main Author: Wing, Bruce L.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@URI 1976
• Subjects: Bering Sea; Chukchi Sea; Strong Peak; Chukchi; Alaska; Copepods
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/oa_diss/1409; https://doi.org/10.23860/diss-wing-bruce-1976; https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/context/oa_diss/article/2424/viewcontent/diss_wing_bruce_1976.pdf

The planktonic amphipods Parathemisto libellula and P. pacifica coexist in coastal waters from southeastern Alaska (56° N) to the south-eastern Chukchi Sea (70° N). Observations on distribution, reproductive cycles, diets, metabolism, and starvation tolerance contribute to understanding this case of...