Effects of mesocyclops thermocyclopoides (copepoda: Cyclopoida) predation on the population growth patterns of different prey species

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 383-393

  Kumar, Ram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OMNIVORY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY SELECTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

INDIA;

BRACHIONUS ANGULARIS; BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS; BRACHIONUS RUBENS; CERIODAPHNIA; CERIODAPHNIA CORNUTA; CILIOPHORA; CLADOCERA; COPEPODA; CORNUTA; CRUSTACEA; CYCLOPOIDA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA SIMILOIDES; MESOCYCLOPS THERMOCYCLOPOIDES; MOINA MACROCOPA; PARAMECIUM CAUDATUM; PROTOZOA; ROTIFERA; STYLONYCHIA NOTOPHORA;

EID: 0242307814     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2003.9663974     Document Type: Article

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