Zooplankton-induced unicell-colony transformation in Scenedesmus acutus and its effect on growth of herbivore Daphnia

Oecologia

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 432-437

  Lürling, Miquel ^a   Van Donk, Ellen ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Colony formation; Daphnia; Infochemicals; Life history; Scenedesmus

Indexed keywords

DAPHNIA; SCENEDESMUS ACUTUS; CLADOCERA; DAPHNIA CUCULLATA; DAPHNIA PULEX;

GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY;

EID: 0030300981     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00333718     Document Type: Article

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