The biology and ecology of lotic Tardigrada

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 93-108

  Nelson, Diane R ^a   Marley, Nigel J ^b  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Freshwater; Meiofauna; Streams; Tardigrada

Indexed keywords

LIFE HISTORY; LOTIC ENVIRONMENT; MEIOFAUNA; REPRODUCTION; TAXONOMY;

TARDIGRADA;

EID: 0034077721     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2000.00586.x     Document Type: Article

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