Filamentous algae an additional food for the predatory anostracan Branchinecta gigas

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 552-555

  Belk, Denton ^a   Ballantyne, Robert ^b  

^a Our Lady of the Lake Unviersity   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANOSTRACA; BRANCHINECTA GIGAS; SPIROGYRA;

EID: 0029854365     PISSN: 02780372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1548746     Document Type: Article

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