Competition between Brachionus calyciflorus Pallas and Brachionus patulus (Muller) (Rotifera) in relation to algal food concentration and initial population density

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 339-345

  Sarma, S S S ^a   Araiza, Mario Alfredo Fernández ^a   Nandini, S ^b  

^a UNAM Campus Iztacala ^*  (Mexico)

^b Proyecto CyMA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Competition; Food density; Inoculation density; Rotifers

Indexed keywords

ALGA; FOOD AVAILABILITY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS; BRACHIONUS PATULUS; CHLORELLA VULGARIS;

EID: 0033492859     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009912816400     Document Type: Article

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