Effect of temperature on inter- and intraspecific isolates of Urotricha (Prostomatida, Ciliophora)

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 285-291

  Weisse, Thomas ^a,c   Montagnes, David J S ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cell volume; Ciliate; Clonal variation; Growth rate; Production ; Temperature response

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000061194     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame015285     Document Type: Article

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