Reproductive success of "herbivorous" Zooplankton fed algal and nonalgal food resources

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1295-1305

  Sanders, Robert W ^a,d   Williamson, Craig E ^b   Stutzman, Paul L ^b   Moeller, Robert E ^b   Goulden, Clyde E ^c   Aoki Goldsmith, Rika ^c,e  

^a ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia   (United States)

^d Temple University   (United States)

^e PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

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EID: 0030448196     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1996.41.6.1295     Document Type: Article

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