Regulation of rotifer species by invertebrate predators in a hypertrophic lake: Selective predation on egg-bearing females and induction of morphological defences

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 605-618

  Conde Porcuna, José M ^a   Declerck, Steven ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; PREDATION;

MORPHOLOGICAL DEFENCE; POPULATION REGULATIPON; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SPINE;

ACANTHOCYCLOPS ROBUSTUS; ASPLANCHNA BRIGHTWELLI; COPEPODA; KERATELLA COCHLEARIS; KERATELLA QUADRATA; ROTIFERA;

EID: 0031864359     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/20.4.605     Document Type: Article

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