Egg size, offspring quality and food level in planktonic rotifers

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 515-521

  Kirk, Kevin L ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS; ROTIFERA; SYNCHAETA PECTINATA;

EGG SIZE; FOOD LEVEL; OFFSPRING QUALITY;

EID: 0030616623     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1997.00177.x     Document Type: Article

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