Feeding behaviour of the rotifers Brachionus plicatilis and Brachionus rotundiformis with two types of food: Live and freeze-dried microalgae

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 237, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 75-87

  Navarro, Nuria ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS MARINAS DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brachionus; Feeding models; Filtration rate; Freeze dried microalgae; Ingestion rate; Rotifers

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DIGESTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; HELMINTH; NONHUMAN; STARVATION; STOMACH CONTENT;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; BRACHIONUS; BRACHIONUS PLICATILIS; BRACHIONUS ROTUNDIFORMIS; ROTIFERA; VERMES;

EID: 0033560976     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(98)00220-2     Document Type: Article

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