The functional responses of two benthic algivorous ciliated protozoa with differing feeding strategies

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 209-224

  Balczon, J M ^a,b   Pratt, J R ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; STREAM HABITAT;

NAVICULA CRYPTOCEPHALA; OXYTRICHA FALLAX; TRITHIGMOSTOMA CUCULLULUS;

EID: 0029661668     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00167866     Document Type: Article

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