Phenotypic plasticity in Daphnia pulicaria as an adaptation to high biomass of colonial and filamentous cyanobacteria: Experimental evidence

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1047-1056

  Ghadouani, Anas ^a,b   Pinel Alloul, Bernadette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; FEEDING MECHANISM; FILTER FEEDER; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; ZOOPLANKTON;

ALGAE; CLADOCERA; CYANOBACTERIA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA PULICARIA; PULICARIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 0036800802     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/24.10.1047     Document Type: Article

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