Effect of grazing-associated infochemicals on growth and morphological development in Scenedesmus acutus (Chlorophyceae)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 578-586

  Lürling, Miquel ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Colony formation; Cyclomorphosis; Daphnia; Infochemicals; Phenotypic plasticity; Scenedesmus acutus

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CUE; COLONY; GROWTH RATE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

DAPHNIA; SCENEDESMUS ACUTUS;

EID: 0031660036     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1998.340578.x     Document Type: Article

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