Growth rate of the marine planktonic ciliate Strombidinopsis cheshiri Snyder and Ohman as a function of food concentration and interclonal variability

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 206, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 121-132

  Montagnes, D J S ^a,b   Berger, J D ^a   Taylor, F J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Port Erin Marine Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth rate; Microzooplankton; Mortality rate; Numerical response; Oligotrich; Planktonic ciliate; Strombidinopsis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CILIATE; CONJUGATION; ECOLOGY; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH RATE; MORTALITY; MUTATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

CILIATE; FOOD CONCENTRATION; GROWTH; INTERCLONAL VARIABILITY; INTERCLONAL VARIATION; MORTALITY; ZOOPLANKTON;

STROMBIDINOPSIS CHESHIRI; THALASSIOSIRA PSEUDONANA;

EID: 0030426585     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(96)02626-3     Document Type: Article

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