Increased drag, and thus lower speed: A cost for morphological defence in Bosmina (Eubosmina) (Crustacea: Cladocera)

Functional Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 484-488

  Lagergren, R ^a   Hellsten, M ^a   Stenson, J A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Modelling; Optimal feeding; Swimming speed; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; PREDATOR DEFENCE; SWIMMING SPEED;

BOSMINA; CLADOCERA; CRUSTACEA; EUBOSMINA;

EID: 0030865020     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1997.00117.x     Document Type: Article

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