Temporal fluctuation and reproduction of Thermocyclops decipiens (Copepoda, Cyclopoida) in an eutrophic lake of central Brazil

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 57-68

  Padovesi Fonseca, Claudia ^a   De Mendonça Galvão, Luciana ^a   Rocha, Diogo Libânio Pereira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Lake Parano ; Reproduction; Temporal fluctuation; Thermocyclops decipiens

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COPEPOD; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; COPEPODA; FEMALE; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; ZOOPLANKTON;

EID: 0036491790     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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