The ciliate epibiont Epistylis pygmaeum: Selection for zooplankton hosts, reproduction and effect on two rotifers

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 878-893

  Gilbert, John J ^a   Schroder T ^a  

^a Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachionus; Effect on hosts; Epistylis; Life cycle; Peritrich; Site selection

Indexed keywords

CILIATE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EPIBIONT; HOST SELECTION; REPRODUCTION;

ASPLANCHNA; BOSMINA; BRACHIONUS; BRACHIONUS ANGULARIS; CERIODAPHNIA; CILIOPHORA; CLADOCERA; COPEPODA; CRUSTACEA; DAPHNIA; DIAPHANOSOMA; ENTEROBACTER; EPIPHANES; EPISTYLIS; EUKARYOTA; INVERTEBRATA; KERATELLA; POLYARTHRA; ROTIFERA; SCAPHOLEBERIS; SYNCHAETA; TROPOCYCLOPS;

EID: 0038221069     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2003.01059.x     Document Type: Article

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