Population dynamics of Brachionus calyciflorus (Rotifera: Brachionidae) in waste water from food-processing industry in Mexico

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 595-600

  Stevenson, Raymundo Alfredo Arévalo ^a   Sarma, S S S ^a   Nandini, S ^a  

^a UNAM Campus Iztacala ^*

Author keywords

Brachionus; Mexico; Population growth; Rotifer; Waste water

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142064158     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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