Defenses in phytoplankton against grazing induced by nutrient limitation, UV-B stress and infochemicals

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-58

  Van Donk, Ellen ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Algal cell wall; Colony formation; Daphnia; Digestibility; Grazing resistance; Induced defence

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIIDAE; SCENEDESMUS;

EID: 0002877379     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009951622185     Document Type: Article

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