Competitive interactions between herbivorous rotifers: Importance of food concentration and initial population density

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 331, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 1-7

  Sarma, S S S ^a,b   Iyer, Nandini ^a   Dumont, H J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anuraeopsis; Brachionus; competition; food level; initial population density; population growth rate; Rotifer

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; FOOD LEVEL; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION GROWTH; ROTIFER;

ANURAEOPSIS FISSA; BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS; ROTIFERA; SCENEDESMUS ACUTUS;

EID: 0030428602     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00025402     Document Type: Article

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