Orientation Behavior and Feeding Ecology of the Scyphomedusa Chrysaora fuscescens

Chrysaora fuscescens is a cnidarian scyphomedusa that occurs in the northern California Current. In this upwelling system, medusae are seasonally abundant, and individuals can ingest 10-60% of the standing stock of vulnerable zooplankton taxa per day. Yet little is known about this medusa's fee...

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Main Author: Zeman, Samantha
Other Authors: Sutherland, Kelly
Language:en_US
Published: University of Oregon 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1794/19212