Functional response and particle size selection of Halteria cf. grandinella, a common freshwater oligotrichous ciliate

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 57-68

  Jürgens, Klaus ^a   Šimek, Karel ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Feeding behaviour; Functional response; Growth; Halteria; Oligotrichs; Planktonic ciliate; Prey selection

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLORELLA MINUTISSIMA; CILIOPHORA; HALTERIA; HALTERIA GRANDINELLA; OLIGOTRICHS; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 0034697939     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame022057     Document Type: Article

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