Particle grazing efficiency and specific growth efficiency of the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis (Muller)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 215, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 217-233

  Hansen, Benni ^a   Wernberg Møller, Thomas ^a   Wittrup, Louise ^a  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Functional response; Growth; Particle retention; Particle selection; Starvation; Yield

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; EFFICIENCY; GRAZING; GROWTH; GROWTH EFFICIENCY; GROWTH RATE; PARTICLE GRAZING; ZOOPLANKTON;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; FEEDING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD; HELMINTH; NONHUMAN; PHYTOPLANKTON; STARVATION;

BRACHIONUS PLICATILIS; RHODOMONAS BALTICA; ROTIFERA; TETRASELMIS SUECICA;

EID: 0030908630     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00053-1     Document Type: Article

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