Demographic responses of adult Mesocyclops thermocyclopoides (Copepoda, Cyclopoida) to different plant and animal diets

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 487-501

  Kumar, Ram ^a   Rao, T Ramakrishna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Copepoda; Demographic parameters; Food; Mesocyclops thermocyclopoides; Omnivory

Indexed keywords

DIET; FECUNDITY; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL; ZOOPLANKTON;

BRACHIONUS ANGULARIS; BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS; CERIODAPHNIA CORNUTA; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CHLOROGONIUM ELONGATUM; COPEPODA; MESOCYCLOPS THERMOCYCLOPOIDES; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; MOINA MACROCOPA; SCENEDESMUS ACUTUS; STYLONYCHIA MYTILUS; STYLONYCHIA NOTOPHORA; TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS;

EID: 0032726432     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1999.00485.x     Document Type: Article

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