Longevity of the freshwater anostracan Streptocephalus mackini (Crustacean: Anostraca) in relation to food (Chlorella vulgaris) concentration

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 432-439

  Anaya Soto, Alejandro ^a   Sarma, S S S ^b   Nandini, S ^b  

^a College of Sciences and Humanities ^*  (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Algae; Demography; Food density; Growth rate; Life table

Indexed keywords

EPHEMERAL LAKE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; LIFE TABLE; LONGEVITY;

ALGAE; ANOSTRACA; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CRUSTACEA; INVERTEBRATA; STREPTOCEPHALUS; STREPTOCEPHALUS MACKINI; VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0037334101     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2003.01015.x     Document Type: Article

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