Mouthpart morphology of three calanoid copepods from Australian temporary pools: Evidence for carnivory

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 385-398

  Green, John D ^a   Shiel, Russell J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b MURRAY DARLING FRESHWATER RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Calanoid copepod; Carnivorous; Predation; Temporary pool

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; BOECKELLA; BOECKELLA MAJOR; BOECKELLA PSEUDOCHELAE; COPEPODA; HEMIBOECKELLA; HEMIBOECKELLA SEARLI; ROTIFERA;

EID: 0032714608     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.1999.9516885     Document Type: Article

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