Species-specific interactions between small planktonic ciliates (Urotricha spp.) and rotifers (Keratella spp.)

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1329-1338

  Weisse, Thomas ^a,b   Frahm, Angela ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CILIATE; CULTURE; GROWTH RATE; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; CRYPTOMONAS; KERATELLA; KERATELLA COCHLEARIS; KERATELLA QUADRATA; LUEHEIA; ROTIFERA; UROTRICHA; UROTRICHA FARCTA; UROTRICHA FURCATA;

EID: 0035677175     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/23.12.1329     Document Type: Article

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