The effects of group size on per capita ingestion in flatworms

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 477-483

  CASH, KEVIN J ^a   WRONA, FREDERICK J ^a   SCRIMGEOUR, GARRY J ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLATWORM; GROUP SIZE; INGESTION RATE; MUCUS;

DUGESIA DOROTOCEPHALA; DUGESIA TIGRINA; MESOSTOMA EHRENBERGII; TRICHLADIDA;

EID: 0028995451     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.1995.tb00905.x     Document Type: Article

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