Call number:
ZSP-124-1
In:
ANARE research notes
Description / Table of Contents:
A general guide to the Euphausiacea of the Southern Ocean is presented, with emphasis on the Antarctic species and in particular on Euphausia superba. Keys to the Euphausiacea on either side od the Antarctic Convergence are provided, and all species mentioned in the keys have their distributions mapped. Short descriptions of the biology of Euphausia superba, Euphausia crystallorophias, Euphausia frigida, Euphausia triacantha, Euphausia vallentini, Thysanoessa macrura, Thysanoessa vicina and Bentheuphausia amblyops are also given. The larval developement of the five most common Antarctic species, Euphausia superba, Euphausia crystallorophias, Euphausia frigida, Euphausia traicantha and Thysanoessa macrura is outlined and compared. The sexual maturation of Euphausia superba is described, and a description of the various methods employed in measuring Euphausiaceans is provided. A glossary of technical terms has also been compiled.
Type of Medium:
Series available for loan
Pages:
vi, 45 S. : Ill., Kt.
ISBN:
0642887071
Series Statement:
ANARE research notes 1
Branch Library:
AWI Library
