Boeckella major (Copepoda: Calanoida): A predator in Australian ephemeral pools

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 181-196

  Green, John D ^a   Shiel, Russell J ^b   Littler, Ray A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b EWATER COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIET; FUNCTIONAL ROLE;

AUSTRALIA; MURRAY-DARLING RIVER BASIN;

ANIMALIA; BOECKELLA; BOECKELLA MAJOR; BOECKELLA PSEUDOCHELAE; CALANOIDA; CLADOCERA; COPEPODA; HEMIBOECKELLA; HEMIBOECKELLA SEARLI; ROTIFERA;

EID: 0033053557     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/archiv-hydrobiol/145/1999/181     Document Type: Article

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