Environmental noise and population dynamics of the ciliated protozoa Tetrahymena thermophila in aquatic microcosms

Oikos

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 663-671

  Laakso, Jouni ^a   Löytynoja, Katja ^a   Kaitala, Veijo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; MICROCOSM; NOISE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODELING; PROTOZOAN;

MYXOZOA; PROTOZOA; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

EID: 0042232125     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2003.12319.x     Document Type: Article

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