Coexistence of cryptic rotifer species: Ecological and genetic characterisation of Brachionus plicatilis

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2194-2202

  Ortells, Raquel ^a   Gómez, Africa ^b   Serra, Manuel ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coexistence; Cryptic sibling species; Ecological specialisation; Rotifera; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; NICHE PARTITIONING; SUCCESSION; ZOOPLANKTON;

BRACHIONUS; BRACHIONUS PLICATILIS; INVERTEBRATA; ROTIFERA;

EID: 0346991415     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2003.01159.x     Document Type: Article

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