Effect of starvation time on the prey capture behaviour, functional response and population growth of Asplanchna sieboldi (Rotifera)

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 121-130

  Nandini, S ^a   Sarma, S S S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Asplanchna sieboldi; Functional response; Population growth; Prey capture; Starvation

Indexed keywords

POPULATION GROWTH; PREY CAPTURE; STARVATION;

ASPLANCHNA SIEBOLDI; BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS; ROTIFERA;

EID: 0032865484     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1999.00467.x     Document Type: Article

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