Effects of algal food quality on fecundity and population growth rates of Daphnia

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 639-647

  Kilham, Susan S ^a   Kreeger, Daniel A ^b   Goulden, Clyde E ^b   Lynn, Scott G ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; FOOD QUALITY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; POPULATION GROWTH RATE;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; ANKISTRODESMUS; ANKISTRODESMUS FALCATUS; CHLOROPHYTA; CLADOCERA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA PULICARIA; PODOHEDRIELLA FALCATA; PULICARIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031424701     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1997.00232.x     Document Type: Article

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